83R8880 SGA-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 1718
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain terminally ill individuals
to purchase a resident hunting license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.001(1), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) "Resident" means:
(A) an individual who has resided continuously in
this state for more than six months immediately before applying for
a hunting license;
(B) a member of the United States armed forces on
active duty;
(C) a dependent of a member of the United States
armed forces on active duty;
(D) if approved by the director, a terminally ill
individual who is participating in an event sponsored by a
charitable nonprofit organization; or
(E) [(D)] a member of any other category of
individuals that the commission by regulation designates as
residents.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.