82R18420 SGA-D
By: Phillips H.B. No. 536
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 536:
By: Kuempel C.S.H.B. No. 536
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duration of a deer breeder's permit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.352(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) At the option of the person applying for the issuance or
renewal of a permit under this section, the [The] department may
issue a permit [under this section] that is valid for [longer than]
one year, three years, or five years. A three-year or five-year
permit is available only to a person who agrees to submit the annual
reports required under this subchapter electronically. The
commission may adopt rules allowing the department to terminate a
permit before the date originally specified for the permit issuance
or renewal if the permit holder fails to submit the annual reports
electronically as required for a three-year or five-year permit.
SECTION 2. 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, 2011.