Bill Text: TX HB1984 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the duration of a special open hunting season for game animals and certain game birds restricted to persons under 17 years old.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-14 - Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs [HB1984 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB1984-Introduced.html

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87R8558 MP-D
By: Vasut H.B. No. 1984

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duration of a special open hunting season
restricted to persons under 17 years old.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.058(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission may provide for special open seasons
during which the taking and possession of game animals and game
birds are restricted to persons under 17 years old. A special open
season under this section may not be shorter than seven consecutive
days.
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 comply with the changes in law made by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.