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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for certain licenses and permits issued by |
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the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 61.061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.061. AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED. A proclamation of the |
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commission under this chapter must require that an applicant for |
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the issuance, reissuance, or renewal of a license, permit, or other |
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authorization to possess wildlife resources submit with the |
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application an affidavit made before an officer qualified to |
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administer oaths affirming that the person has read and understands |
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each provision of this code and rule adopted under this code |
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relating to the administration of drugs to the wildlife resource to |
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which the license, permit, or other authorization applies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an application for the |
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issuance, reissuance, or renewal of a license, permit, or other |
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authorization submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An application for the issuance, reissuance, or renewal of a |
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license, permit, or other authorization submitted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |