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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, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and |
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(d) 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. |
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(c) A three-year or five-year permit is available only to a |
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person who: |
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(1) has held a deer breeder's permit for the three |
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consecutive permit years immediately preceding the date of the |
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application for a three-year or five-year permit; |
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(2) agrees to submit the annual reports required under |
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this subchapter electronically; and |
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(3) meets any other criteria established by rule of |
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the commission. |
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(d) The commission may adopt rules allowing the department |
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to revoke a three-year or five-year permit before the date |
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specified for expiration of the permit if the permit holder fails to |
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submit the annual reports electronically as required. |
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SECTION 2. The Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt |
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rules not later than September 1, 2014, to implement Section |
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43.352, Parks and Wildlife Code, as amended by this Act. |
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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. |