| 1 | 1 | | By: Elkins (Senate Sponsor - Deuell) H.B. No. 2189 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2011; |
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| 3 | 3 | | May 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | 4 | | Agriculture and Rural Affairs; May 17, 2011, reported favorably by |
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| 5 | 5 | | the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 17, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to the regulation of handfishing. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 66, Parks and Wildlife |
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| 13 | 13 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 66.115 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 66.115. HANDFISHING. (a) In this section, |
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| 15 | 15 | | "handfishing" means fishing for catfish by the use of hands only and |
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| 16 | 16 | | without any other fishing device such as a gaff, pole hook, trap, or |
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| 17 | 17 | | spear. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) A person holding the required fishing license and |
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| 19 | 19 | | freshwater fishing stamp issued to the person by the department may |
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| 20 | 20 | | engage in handfishing in the public fresh water of this state. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) The commission may adopt rules related to handfishing. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 23 | 23 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 24 | 24 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 25 | 25 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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| 27 | 27 | | * * * * * |
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