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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the periods during which breeder deer may be |
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transferred for release. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.363, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a person may |
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[During an open hunting season for deer or during the 10-day period
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immediately preceding an open hunting season, no person in this
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state may] sell, transfer, ship, or transport a breeder deer for |
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release during the following periods only [unless the person]: |
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(1) March 1 through September 1, 2014; |
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(2) March 1 through August 15, 2015; and |
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(3) March 1 through August 1 for any year after 2015. |
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(a-1) A person may sell, transfer, ship, or transport a |
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breeder deer for release on dates other than those allowed under |
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Subsection (a) if the person: |
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(1) has removed the antlers of the breeder deer |
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between the G-3 tine, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, and |
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the pedicel on each antler main beam; and |
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(2) has followed any procedure prescribed by rule of |
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the commission for the lawful conduct of activities under this |
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subchapter. |
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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, 2013. |