TITLE: Relating to the duration of a deer breeder's permit.

SUMMARY: Relating to the duration of a deer breeder's permit.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the duration of a deer breeder's permit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 43.352, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: (b) At the option of the person applying for the issuance or renewal of a permit under this section, the [The] department may issue a permit [under this section] that is valid for [longer than] one year,three years, or five years.(c) A three-year or five-year permit is available only to a person who: (1) has held a deer breeder's permit for the three consecutive permit years immediately preceding the date of the application for a three-year or five-year permit; (2) agrees to submit the annual reports required under this subchapter electronically; and (3) meets any other criteria established by rule of the commission. (d) The commission may adopt rules allowing the department to revoke a three-year or five-year permit before the date specified for expiration of the permit if the permit holder fails to submit the annual reports electronically as required. SECTION 2. The Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt rules not later than September 1, 2014, to implement Section 43.352, Parks and Wildlife Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.