81R17396 SLB-D
By: Miller of Erath, Christian, Guillen H.B. No. 836
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 836:
By: Phillips C.S.H.B. No. 836
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to hunting of feral hogs by helicopter.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 62.003, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) or (c), no person
may hunt any wild bird or wild animal, other than an alligator,
frog, or turtle, from any type of aircraft or airborne device, motor
vehicle, powerboat, or sailboat, or from any other floating device.
(c) Feral hogs may be hunted from a helicopter. The
commission shall adopt rules governing hunting under this
subsection to ensure safety.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt rules to
implement Section 62.003(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.