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AN ACT
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relating to the taking of certain feral hogs and coyotes using a |
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helicopter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 43.1075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.1075. USING HELICOPTERS TO TAKE CERTAIN ANIMALS. A |
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qualified landowner or landowner's agent, as determined by |
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commission rule, may contract to participate as a hunter or |
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observer in using a helicopter to take depredating feral hogs or |
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coyotes under the authority of a permit issued under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to implement Section 43.1075, Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 716 was passed by the House on April |
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5, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 12, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 716 on May 17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 1, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 716 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 11, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |