HBA-BSM H.B. 1208 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1208
By: Allen
State Recreational Resources
2/26/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law in Texas requires a person to have a hunting license to hunt
any animal.  This provision poses a hurdle and extra expense for landowners
who wish to control nongame animals such as coyotes and feral hogs.  House
Bill 1208 enables persons to hunt nongame animals on their own land without
a hunting license. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1208 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to prohibit the Parks
and Wildlife  Commission from requiring a landowner to have a hunting
license to hunt a  nongame animal on that person's land. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.