88R10364 MP-D
By: Vasut H.B. No. 2618
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the noncommercial taking of shrimp using mechanical
means by a person with a disability.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 66, Parks and Wildlife
Code, is amended by adding Section 66.0045 to read as follows:
Sec. 66.0045. NONCOMMERCIAL TAKING OF SHRIMP USING
MECHANICAL MEANS BY PERSON WITH DISABILITY. (a) A rule or
proclamation of the commission that prohibits the noncommercial
taking of shrimp using mechanical means must provide an exemption
from the prohibition for a person who has a documented disability
that prevents the person from taking shrimp, or substantially
impairs the person's ability to take shrimp, without using
mechanical means.
(b) The rule or proclamation described by Subsection (a)
must:
(1) establish eligibility criteria and procedures for
the exemption; and
(2) specify the mechanical means by which shrimp may
be taken under the exemption.
(c) For purposes of this section, the taking of shrimp by
mechanical means includes the taking of shrimp using electronic,
hydraulic, or motorized means.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.