S.B. No. 1245
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 43.1075, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 43.1075.  USING HELICOPTERS TO TAKE CERTAIN ANIMALS.  
  Under the authority of a permit issued under this subchapter, a [A]
  qualified landowner or landowner's agent, as determined by
  commission rule, may contract to participate as a hunter or
  observer in using a helicopter to take depredating:
               (1)  feral hogs;
               (2)  [or] coyotes; or
               (3)  aoudad sheep [under the authority of a permit
  issued under this subchapter].
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt or amend
  rules as necessary to implement the change in law made by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1245 passed the Senate on
  April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 12, 2025, by the
  following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1245 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140,
  Nays 1, four present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor