84R1758 SGA-F
By: Kacal H.B. No. 2471
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the period 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(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person in this state may sell, transfer, ship, or
transport a breeder deer only during the period March 1 through June
1 of any year, [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] unless 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 January 1, 2017.