S.B. No. 317 AN ACT relating to the taking of feral hogs without a hunting license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.002(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) A resident landowner or any person, with the consent of the landowner, [the landowner's agent or lessee] may take feral hogs [causing depredation] on the resident landowner's land without having acquired a hunting license. SECTION 2. Section 42.005(f), Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) A nonresident landowner or any person, with the consent of the landowner, [the landowner's agent or lessee] may take feral hogs [causing depredation] on the nonresident landowner's land without having acquired a hunting license required by this chapter. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 317 passed the Senate on April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 317 passed the House on May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor