89R5765 BEE-F
By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 5398
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the taking of certain aoudad sheep by using a
helicopter.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.1075, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 43.1075. USING HELICOPTERS TO TAKE CERTAIN ANIMALS. A
qualified landowner or landowner's agent, as determined by
commission rule, may contract to participate as a hunter or
observer in using a helicopter to take depredating feral hogs, [or]
coyotes, or aoudad sheep under the authority of a permit issued
under this subchapter.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt or amend
rules as necessary to implement the change in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.