AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Under current law, the failure to produce a required report or a late submission of a required report is classified as a misdemeanor penalty. 

 

S.B. 1432 amends current law relating to the punishment for violating certain rules or permit terms under a permit to trap, transport, and transplant certain animals.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 43.062, Parks and Wildlife Code, as follows:

 

Sec. 43.062.  PENALTY.  (a) Provides that, except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who violates any provision of this subchapter or the terms of a permit issued under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

 

(b) Provides that a person commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if the person violates a rule relating to a reporting requirement for a permit issued under this subchapter or a term of a permit issued under this subchapter that relates to a reporting requirement.

 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2013.