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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to verification of hunting and fishing license |
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information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.006, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.006. POSSESSION OF LICENSE;[:] RULES. (a) The |
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commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to |
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possessing a license issued under this chapter. |
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(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must allow for a |
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person to present for the purpose of verification of possession a |
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hunting license as an image displayed on a wireless communication |
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device. The image displayed may be either an image of information |
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from the Internet website of the department or a photograph of a |
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hunting license. |
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(c) The display of an image that includes hunting license |
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information on a wireless communication device under this section |
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does not constitute effective consent for a law enforcement |
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officer, or any other person, to access the contents of the wireless |
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communication device except to view the hunting license |
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information. |
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(d) The authorization of the use of a wireless communication |
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device to display hunting license information under Subsection (b) |
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does not prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from requiring a |
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person to provide a paper copy of the person's hunting license in a |
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hearing or trial or in connection with discovery proceedings. |
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(e) A telecommunications provider, as defined by Section |
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51.002, Utilities Code, may not be held liable to the holder of a |
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hunting license for the failure of a wireless communication device |
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to display hunting license information under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.0085, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must allow for a |
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person to present for the purpose of verification of possession a |
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fishing license as an image displayed on a wireless communication |
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device. The image displayed may be either an image of information |
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from the Internet website of the department or a photograph of a |
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fishing license. |
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(e) The display of an image that includes fishing license |
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information on a wireless communication device under this section |
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does not constitute effective consent for a law enforcement |
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officer, or any other person, to access the contents of the wireless |
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communication device except to view the fishing license |
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information. |
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(f) The authorization of the use of a wireless communication |
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device to display fishing license information under Subsection (d) |
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does not prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from requiring a |
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person to provide a paper copy of the person's fishing license in a |
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hearing or trial or in connection with discovery proceedings. |
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(g) A telecommunications provider, as defined by Section |
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51.002, Utilities Code, may not be held liable to the holder of a |
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fishing license for the failure of a wireless communication device |
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to display fishing license information under Subsection (d). |
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SECTION 3. Section 50.004, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must allow for a |
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person to present for the purpose of verification of possession a |
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combination hunting and fishing license as an image displayed on a |
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wireless communication device. The image displayed may be either an |
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image of information from the Internet website of the department or |
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a photograph of a combination hunting and fishing license. |
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(d) The display of an image that includes combination |
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hunting and fishing license information on a wireless communication |
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device under this section does not constitute effective consent for |
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a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to access the |
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contents of the wireless communication device except to view the |
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combination hunting and fishing license information. |
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(e) The authorization of the use of a wireless communication |
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device to display combination hunting and fishing license |
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information under Subsection (c) does not prevent a court of |
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competent jurisdiction from requiring a person to provide a paper |
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copy of the person's combination hunting and fishing license in a |
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hearing or trial or in connection with discovery proceedings. |
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(f) A telecommunications provider, as defined by Section |
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51.002, Utilities Code, may not be held liable to the holder of a |
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combination hunting and fishing license for the failure of a |
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wireless communication device to display combination hunting and |
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fishing license information under Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |