85R5217 AAF-D
By: Dale H.B. No. 807
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fee waivers for certain hunting and fishing licenses
for game wardens.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.012(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission may set a lower fee or waive the fee or
license requirement for a resident who is under 17 years old, 65
years old or older, or participating in an event that is sponsored
or cosponsored [co-sponsored] by the [Texas] Parks and Wildlife
Department with the approval of the executive director. The
commission shall waive the fee for:
(1) a qualified disabled veteran;
(2) [and for] a resident on active duty as a member of
the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard,
the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard; and
(3) a deputy game warden or a special game warden on
active status.
SECTION 2. Section 46.004(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The commission shall waive the fee for:
(1) a qualified disabled veteran as defined by Section
42.012;
(2) [and for] a resident on active duty as a member of
the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard,
the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard; and
(3) a deputy game warden or a special game warden on
active status.
SECTION 3. Section 50.002, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission shall waive the fee for an annual
combination resident hunting and fishing license for a deputy game
warden or a special game warden on active status.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.