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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain terminally ill individuals |
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to purchase a resident hunting license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.001(1), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Resident" means: |
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(A) an individual who has resided continuously in |
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this state for more than six months immediately before applying for |
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a hunting license; |
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(B) a member of the United States armed forces on |
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active duty; |
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(C) a dependent of a member of the United States |
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armed forces on active duty; |
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(D) if approved by the director, a terminally ill |
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individual who is participating in an event sponsored by a |
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charitable nonprofit organization; or |
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(E) [(D)] a member of any other category of |
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individuals that the commission by regulation designates as |
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residents. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1718 was passed by the House on April |
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11, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1718 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |