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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the taking of unbanded pen-reared quail and pheasants |
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by certain landowners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 42, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 42.0211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0211. TAKING OF UNBANDED PEN-REARED QUAIL OR |
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PHEASANT BY CERTAIN LANDOWNERS. (a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) noncommercial activity; and |
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(2) the taking of pheasant or quail on a property of at |
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least five contiguous acres. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law requiring the banding of a |
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bird, a person, or the person's guest when accompanied by the |
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person, may take on the person's property at any time unbanded |
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pen-reared quail or pheasant. Nothing in this section affects the |
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requirement to acquire a license under Section 45.001 for the |
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propagation of game birds. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |