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By: Keough, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Perry) |
H.B. No. 3535 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; |
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May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 19, 2017, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent |
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to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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