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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of crossbows by certain individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.201(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), no person |
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may hunt deer, turkey, or javelina (collared peccary) during an |
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open archery season provided by law or by the proclamations of the |
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commission and during which season only crossbows used by hunters |
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who are at least 65 years of age or have [with] upper limb |
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disabilities and longbows, recurved bows, and compound bows may be |
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used unless the person has acquired an archery hunting stamp issued |
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to the person by the department. The commission by rule may |
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prescribe requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by |
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this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |