84R1758 SGA-F
 
  By: Kacal H.B. No. 2471
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the period during which breeder deer may be transferred
  for release.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 43.363(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person in this state may sell, transfer, ship, or
  transport a breeder deer only during the period March 1 through June
  1 of any year, [During an open hunting season for deer or during the
  10-day period immediately preceding an open hunting season, no
  person in this state may sell, transfer, ship, or transport a
  breeder deer] unless the person:
               (1)  has removed the antlers of the breeder deer
  between the G-3 tine, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, and
  the pedicel on each antler main beam; and
               (2)  has followed any procedure prescribed by rule of
  the commission for the lawful conduct of activities under this
  subchapter.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2017.