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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from the structural pest control license |
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requirement for certain falconers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1951, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1951.057 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1951.057. FALCONERS. (a) This chapter does not apply |
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to a person engaged in falconry, as defined by Section 49.001, Parks |
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and Wildlife Code, who: |
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(1) is the holder of a falconer's permit as provided by |
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Chapter 49, Parks and Wildlife Code; and |
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(2) uses a raptor to control or relocate other birds. |
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(b) A person described by Subsection (a) is not considered |
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to be engaged in the business of structural pest control. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |