83R6177 SGA-F
By: J. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 2433
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the periods during which breeder deer may be
transferred for release.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.363, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a person may
[During an open hunting season for deer or during the 10-day period
immediately preceding an open hunting season, no person in this
state may] sell, transfer, ship, or transport a breeder deer for
release during the following periods only [unless the person]:
(1) March 1 through September 1, 2014;
(2) March 1 through August 15, 2015; and
(3) March 1 through August 1 for any year after 2015.
(a-1) A person may sell, transfer, ship, or transport a
breeder deer for release on dates other than those allowed under
Subsection (a) if the person:
(1) has removed the antlers of the breeder deer
between the G-3 tine, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, and
the pedicel on each antler main beam; and
(2) has followed any procedure prescribed by rule of
the commission for the lawful conduct of activities under this
subchapter.
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, 2013.