H.B. No. 2649
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for violating certain rules or permit
terms under a permit to trap, transport, and transplant certain
animals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.062, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 43.062. PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection
(b), a [A] person who violates any provision of this subchapter or
the terms of a permit issued under this subchapter commits an
offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(b) A person commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and
Wildlife Code misdemeanor if the person violates:
(1) a rule relating to a reporting requirement for a
permit issued under this subchapter; or
(2) a term of a permit issued under this subchapter
that relates to a reporting requirement.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered
by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this
section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this
Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date.
SECTION 3. 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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2649 was passed by the House on April
25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2649 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor