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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the payment of restitution for the taking of wildlife |
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resources without the property owner's consent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.022, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A court shall order a defendant convicted of an |
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offense under this section to make restitution to the owner of the |
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land, submerged land, or water. Restitution under this section may |
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not include a payment for the value of wildlife or wildlife remains. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered |
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by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this |
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Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |