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1	1	81R25652 SLB-D
2	2	By: Homer H.B. No. 2321
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to lifetime licenses for hunting and fishing.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 42.0021, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
10	10	amended to read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 42.0021. LIFETIME [RESIDENT] HUNTING LICENSE. The
12	12	department may issue to a resident [residents] of this state or a
13	13	nonresident who was born in this state a lifetime [resident]
14	14	hunting license.
15	15	SECTION 2. Section 42.0121, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
16	16	amended to read as follows:
17	17	Sec. 42.0121. LIFETIME [RESIDENT] HUNTING LICENSE FEE. The
18	18	fee for a lifetime [resident] hunting license is $800 [$300] or an
19	19	amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
20	20	SECTION 3. Section 42.0175(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
21	21	amended to read as follows:
22	22	(a) A license issued under this chapter, other than a
23	23	lifetime [resident] hunting license or a nonresident five-day
24	24	special hunting license is valid only during the yearly period for
25	25	which the license is issued without regard to the date on which a
26	26	license is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or on
27	27	another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of
28	28	the next year or another date set by the commission. A license
29	29	issued under this chapter other than a nonresident five-day special
30	30	hunting license that is issued before September 1 or another date
31	31	set by the commission and does not expire until August 31 of the
32	32	next year or another date set by the commission is valid from the
33	33	date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another
34	34	date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the
35	35	amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition
36	36	period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and
37	37	provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter
38	38	or longer than a year.
39	39	SECTION 4. Section 46.004(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
40	40	amended to read as follows:
41	41	(d) The department may issue a lifetime [resident] fishing
42	42	license to a resident [residents] of this state or a nonresident who
43	43	was born in this state. The fee for this license is $800 [$300] or
44	44	an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
45	45	SECTION 5. Section 46.007(e), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
46	46	amended to read as follows:
47	47	(e) A lifetime [resident] fishing license is valid for the
48	48	lifetime of the license holder.
49	49	SECTION 6. Section 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
50	50	amended to read as follows:
51	51	(b) The department may issue to a resident of this state or a
52	52	nonresident who was born in this state a lifetime combination
53	53	hunting and fishing license.
54	54	SECTION 7. Section 50.002(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
55	55	amended to read as follows:
56	56	(b) The fee for the lifetime license is $1,500 [$500] or an
57	57	amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
58	58	SECTION 8. Section 50.0021(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
59	59	amended to read as follows:
60	60	(c) A lifetime [resident] combination hunting and fishing
61	61	license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder.
62	62	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.