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AN ACT
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relating to the taking of certain feral hogs and coyotes using a hot |
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air balloon. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 43.1076 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.1076. USING HOT AIR BALLOONS TO TAKE CERTAIN |
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ANIMALS. A qualified landowner or landowner's agent, as determined |
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by commission rule, may contract to participate as a hunter or |
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observer in using a hot air balloon to take depredating feral hogs |
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or coyotes under the authority of a permit issued under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to implement Section 43.1076, Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3535 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3535 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |