Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB391 by Smith, Todd (Relating to computer-assisted hunting from remote locations; providing penalties. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill provides that a person may not engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate facilities for computer-assisted remote hunting if the animal being hunted is located in this state. Violation of these provisions would be Class A misdemeanor, and each animal killed or injured as a result of the violation would be a separate offense. To the extent the bill would add an additional provision to be enforced by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, a fiscal implication to the State is not anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.