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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duration of a deer breeder's permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.352(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) At the option of the person applying for the issuance or |
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renewal of a permit under this section, the [The] department may |
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issue a permit [under this section] that is valid for [longer than] |
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one year, three years, or five years. A three-year or five-year |
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permit is available only to a person who agrees to submit the annual |
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reports required under this subchapter electronically. The |
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commission may adopt rules allowing the department to terminate a |
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permit before the date originally specified for the permit issuance |
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or renewal if the permit holder fails to submit the annual reports |
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electronically as required for a three-year or five-year permit. |
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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, 2011. |