83R9365 SGA-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 798
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to residency requirements for a hunting license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (9) 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; [or]
(D) a temporary game use resident; or
(E) a member of any other category of individuals
that the commission by regulation designates as residents.
(9) "Temporary game use resident" means an individual
who has resided continuously in this state for more than 21 days
immediately before applying for a hunting license and presents an
identification card issued to the person by any other state and one
of the following items with a Texas address and a name matching the
name on the identification card:
(A) a utility bill;
(B) a rental contract;
(C) a paycheck stub;
(D) a library card;
(E) a notarized letter declaring the entry date
into this state by the individual applying for the license; or
(F) a letter addressed to the individual applying
for the license from a sitting member of the Texas Legislature.
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.