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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to residency requirements for a hunting license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.001(1), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Resident" means: |
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(A) an individual who has resided continuously in |
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this state for more than six months immediately before applying for |
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a hunting license; |
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(B) an individual who has resided continuously in |
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this state for more than 14 days immediately before applying for a |
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hunting license and presents an identification card issued to the |
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person by any other state and one of the following items with a |
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Texas address and a name matching the name on the identification |
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card: |
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(i) a utility bill; |
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(ii) a rental contract; |
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(iii) a paycheck stub; |
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(iv) a library card; |
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(v) a notarized letter declaring the entry |
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date into this state by the individual applying for the license; or |
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(vi) a letter addressed to the individual |
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applying for the license from a sitting member of the Texas |
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Legislature; |
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(C) a member of the United States armed forces on |
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active duty; |
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(D) [(C)] a dependent of a member of the United |
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States armed forces on active duty; or |
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(E) [(D)] a member of any other category of |
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individuals that the commission by regulation designates as |
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residents. |
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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. |