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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expiration date of hunting and fishing licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.0175(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A license issued under this chapter, other than a |
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lifetime resident hunting license or a nonresident five-day special |
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hunting license, is valid for one year from the last day of the |
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month in which the license is issued [only during the yearly period
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for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which
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a license is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or
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on another date set by the commission and extends through August 31
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of the next year or another date set by the commission. A license
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issued under this chapter other than a nonresident five-day special
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hunting license that is issued before September 1 or another date
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set by the commission and does not expire until August 31 of the
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next year or another date set by the commission is valid from the
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date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another
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date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the
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amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition
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period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and
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provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter
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or longer than a year]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 42.022(a) and (d), Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) No person may acquire or possess more than one hunting |
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license during a license period [year]. [For purposes of this
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section, a violation does not occur unless a person acquires or
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possesses more than one license having the same expiration date.] |
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(d) For purposes of this section, a license period [year] |
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begins on the date the license is issued [September 1 or another
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date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next
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year or another date set by the commission]. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 46.007(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), [(d),] (e), |
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and (f) of this section, a license required or authorized by this |
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subchapter is valid for one year from the last day of the month in |
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which the license is issued [only during the yearly period for which
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it is issued without regard to the date on which the license is
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acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date
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set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year
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or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may
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set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
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transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this
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section and provide for a license term for a transition period that
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is shorter or longer than a year]. |
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(b) A license issued under Section 46.005 or 46.0051 [of
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this code] is valid for the number of consecutive days authorized on |
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the license [and does not necessarily expire on August 31 or another
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date set by the commission]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 50.0021(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection [Subsections (b) and] |
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(c) of this section, a license required or authorized by this |
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chapter is valid for one year from the last day of the month in which |
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the license is issued [only during the yearly period for which the
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license is issued without regard to the date on which the license is
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acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date
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set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year
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or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may
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set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
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transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this
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chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that
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is shorter or longer than a year]. |
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SECTION 5. The following provisions of the Parks and |
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Wildlife Code are repealed: |
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(1) Section 46.007(d); and |
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(2) Section 50.0021(b). |
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SECTION 6. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a license issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A license issued by the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the license was issued, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |