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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the period during which breeder deer may be transferred |
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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(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person in this state may sell, transfer, ship, or |
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transport a breeder deer only during the period March 1 through June |
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1 of any year, [During an open hunting season for deer or during the
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10-day period immediately preceding an open hunting season, no
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person in this state may sell, transfer, ship, or transport a
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breeder deer] unless 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 January 1, 2017. |