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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duration of a special open hunting season for game |
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animals and certain game birds taken by persons under 17 years of |
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age. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Colton Burgin |
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Extension Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.058, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission may not provide for a special open season |
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under this section with a duration of less than seven consecutive |
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days. This subsection does not apply to a special open season the |
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commission provides for under this section for migratory game birds |
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or waterfowl. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt or amend |
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rules as necessary to comply with the changes in law made by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2023. |