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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the taking of certain aoudad sheep by using a |
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helicopter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.1075, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.1075. USING HELICOPTERS TO TAKE CERTAIN ANIMALS. |
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Under the authority of a permit issued under this subchapter, a [A] |
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qualified landowner or landowner's agent, as determined by |
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commission rule, may contract to participate as a hunter or |
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observer in using a helicopter to take depredating: |
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(1) feral hogs; |
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(2) [or] coyotes; or |
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(3) aoudad sheep west of the Pecos River [under the |
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authority of a permit issued under this subchapter]. |
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SECTION 2. 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 implement the change in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |