LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 5, 2011 TO: Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB251 by Hilderbran ( Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals; imposing a penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety code as it relates to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. Under the provisions of the bill, the maximum fee charged to an applicant for registration of a dangerous wild animal that is a predatory animal would be set at $500 each. Current law does not include a provision for predatory animals and allows animal registration agencies to charge a fee not to exceed $50 for an applicant for each animal registered, and the fee may not exceed $500 for each person registering animals, regardless of the number of animals. Any violations of sections 822.103(a), 822.106, and 822.110(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, involving a predatory wild animal would be punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. Under current statute, a violation of sections 822.103(a), 822.106, or 822.110(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, is punishable as a Class C misdemeanor. The bill would allow a person who lives or owns property in the county where a dangerous wild animal that is a predatory animal is kept to sue the owner of the animal to enjoin a violation of this subchapter or to enforce this subchapter. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. Local Government Impact Based on a sample of Bexar County, Kerry County and the city of San Marcos, the Comptroller of Public Accounts reported that the bill may have a fiscal impact on units of local government. Fiscal impact would depend on whether the public registers the predatory animals, the number of predatory animals registered and the cost to the local government to administer the program. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of LBB Staff: JOB, KM, MB, SJ, VJC
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 5, 2011
TO: Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB251 by Hilderbran ( Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals; imposing a penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB251 by Hilderbran ( Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals; imposing a penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB251 by Hilderbran ( Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals; imposing a penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB251 by Hilderbran ( Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals; imposing a penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety code as it relates to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. Under the provisions of the bill, the maximum fee charged to an applicant for registration of a dangerous wild animal that is a predatory animal would be set at $500 each. Current law does not include a provision for predatory animals and allows animal registration agencies to charge a fee not to exceed $50 for an applicant for each animal registered, and the fee may not exceed $500 for each person registering animals, regardless of the number of animals. Any violations of sections 822.103(a), 822.106, and 822.110(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, involving a predatory wild animal would be punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. Under current statute, a violation of sections 822.103(a), 822.106, or 822.110(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, is punishable as a Class C misdemeanor. The bill would allow a person who lives or owns property in the county where a dangerous wild animal that is a predatory animal is kept to sue the owner of the animal to enjoin a violation of this subchapter or to enforce this subchapter. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety code as it relates to the regulation of dangerous wild animals.
Under the provisions of the bill, the maximum fee charged to an applicant for registration of a dangerous wild animal that is a predatory animal would be set at $500 each. Current law does not include a provision for predatory animals and allows animal registration agencies to charge a fee not to exceed $50 for an applicant for each animal registered, and the fee may not exceed $500 for each person registering animals, regardless of the number of animals. Any violations of sections 822.103(a), 822.106, and 822.110(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, involving a predatory wild animal would be punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. Under current statute, a violation of sections 822.103(a), 822.106, or 822.110(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, is punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.
The bill would allow a person who lives or owns property in the county where a dangerous wild animal that is a predatory animal is kept to sue the owner of the animal to enjoin a violation of this subchapter or to enforce this subchapter.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
Local Government Impact
Based on a sample of Bexar County, Kerry County and the city of San Marcos, the Comptroller of Public Accounts reported that the bill may have a fiscal impact on units of local government. Fiscal impact would depend on whether the public registers the predatory animals, the number of predatory animals registered and the cost to the local government to administer the program.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff: JOB, KM, MB, SJ, VJC
JOB, KM, MB, SJ, VJC