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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to lifetime licenses for hunting and fishing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.0021, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0021. LIFETIME [RESIDENT] HUNTING LICENSE. The |
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department may issue to a resident [residents] of this state or a |
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nonresident who was born in this state a lifetime [resident] |
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hunting license. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.0121, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0121. LIFETIME [RESIDENT] HUNTING LICENSE FEE. The |
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fee for a lifetime [resident] hunting license is $800 [$300] or an |
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amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. |
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SECTION 3. Section 42.0175(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A license issued under this chapter, other than a |
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lifetime [resident] hunting license or a nonresident five-day |
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special hunting license is valid only during the yearly period for |
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which the license is issued without regard to the date on which a |
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license is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or on |
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another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of |
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the next year or another date set by the commission. A license |
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issued under this chapter other than a nonresident five-day special |
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hunting license that is issued before September 1 or another date |
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set by the commission and does not expire until August 31 of the |
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next year or another date set by the commission is valid from the |
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date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another |
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date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the |
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amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition |
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period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and |
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provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter |
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or longer than a year. |
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SECTION 4. Section 46.004(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The department may issue a lifetime [resident] fishing |
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license to a resident [residents] of this state or a nonresident who |
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was born in this state. The fee for this license is $800 [$300] or |
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an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. |
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SECTION 5. Section 46.007(e), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) A lifetime [resident] fishing license is valid for the |
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lifetime of the license holder. |
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SECTION 6. Section 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department may issue to a resident of this state or a |
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nonresident who was born in this state a lifetime combination |
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hunting and fishing license. |
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SECTION 7. Section 50.002(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The fee for the lifetime license is $1,500 [$500] or an |
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amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. |
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SECTION 8. Section 50.0021(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A lifetime [resident] combination hunting and fishing |
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license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |