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AN ACT
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relating to the taking of feral hogs without a hunting license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.002(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A resident landowner or any person, with the consent of |
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the landowner, [the landowner's agent or lessee] may take feral |
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hogs [causing depredation] on the resident landowner's land without |
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having acquired a hunting license. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.005(f), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A nonresident landowner or any person, with the consent |
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of the landowner, [the landowner's agent or lessee] may take feral |
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hogs [causing depredation] on the nonresident landowner's land |
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without having acquired a hunting license required by this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 317 passed the Senate on |
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April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 317 passed the House on |
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May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |