By Madla                                              S.B. No. 1401
         77R127 MI-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the application of the fishing license requirement to a
 1-3     person who is at least 65 years of age.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 46.002(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  A license issued under this chapter is not required of a
 1-8     person:
 1-9                 (1)  who is a resident at least 65 years of age [and
1-10     whose birth date is before September 1, 1930];
1-11                 (2)  who is a nonresident, if the person is at least 65
1-12     years of age [person's birth date is before September 1, 1930,] and
1-13     the person's state of residence grants a similar age exemption to
1-14     Texas residents;
1-15                 (3)  who is mentally disabled and who is engaging in
1-16     recreational fishing as part of medically approved therapy, and who
1-17     is fishing under the immediate supervision of personnel approved or
1-18     employed by a hospital, residence, or school for mentally disabled
1-19     persons; or
1-20                 (4)  who is participating in an event that is sponsored
1-21     or co-sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department with the
1-22     approval of the Executive Director.