89R4721 MP-F     By: Perry S.B. No. 1247       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to consolidating certain nonresident hunting licenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 41.003(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  An agreement must provide that a resident of the border   state who has a sport fishing license or a hunting license issued by   the border state may fish or hunt migratory waterfowl on rivers and   lakes of the common border, and a Texas resident holding a Texas   license is extended equal privileges.  A person who holds a   nonresident sport fishing license or a nonresident general hunting   license issued by this state or a border state may be extended the   same privileges as those extended a resident license holder under   this subsection.          SECTION 2.  Sections 42.005(a), (b), and (e), Parks and   Wildlife Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  No nonresident in this state may hunt a mule deer,   white-tailed deer, turkey, pronghorn antelope, [or] desert bighorn   sheep, or alligator in this state without first having acquired a   nonresident general [nonresident] hunting license.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), no nonresident may   hunt any bird or animal in this state without first having acquired   a nonresident general [nonresident] hunting license[, a   nonresident special hunting license,] or a nonresident five-day   [special] hunting license.          (e)  A nonresident may not acquire or possess during a   license year[:                [(1)]  more than one nonresident general [spring   turkey] hunting license[; or                [(2)  a general nonresident hunting license and a   nonresident spring turkey hunting license].          SECTION 3.  Section 42.0141, Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 42.0141.  NONRESIDENT GENERAL [NONRESIDENT] HUNTING   LICENSE FEE.  The fee for a nonresident general [nonresident]   hunting license is $100.75 or an amount set by the commission,   whichever amount is more.          SECTION 4.  Section 42.0143, Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 42.0143.  NONRESIDENT FIVE-DAY [SPECIAL] HUNTING   LICENSE.  (a)  A nonresident five-day hunting license is not valid   for a mule deer, white-tailed deer, turkey, pronghorn antelope,   desert bighorn sheep, or alligator.          (b)  A nonresident five-day [special] hunting license is   valid for five consecutive days.          (c)  A nonresident may acquire multiple nonresident five-day   hunting licenses during a license year.          (d)  The fee for a nonresident five-day hunting [the] license   is set by the commission in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the   amount of the fee set for a nonresident general [special] hunting   license.          SECTION 5.  Section 42.0175(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A license issued under this chapter, other than a   lifetime resident hunting license or a nonresident five-day   [special] hunting license, is valid only during the yearly period   for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which   a license is acquired.  Each yearly period begins on September 1 or   on another date set by the commission and extends through August 31   of the next year or another date set by the commission.  A license   issued under this chapter other than a nonresident five-day   [special] hunting license that is issued before September 1 or   another date set by the commission and does not expire until August   31 of the next year or another date set by the commission is valid   from the date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or   another date set by the commission.  The commission by rule may set   the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition   period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and   provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter   or longer than a year.          SECTION 6.  Section 42.022(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  This section does not apply to the acquisition and   possession by a nonresident of more than one nonresident hunting   license if the nonresident does not acquire or possess during a   license year[:                [(1)]  more than one nonresident[:                      [(A)]  general hunting license[; or                      [(B)  spring turkey hunting license; or                [(2)  both a nonresident general hunting license and a   nonresident spring turkey hunting license].          SECTION 7.  Section 49.010(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A nonresident may hunt by means of falconry if the   nonresident possesses on the nonresident's person:                (1)  a federal falconry permit;                (2)  a falconry permit issued in the person's state of   residence; and                (3)  a nonresident general hunting license and any   applicable stamps.          SECTION 8.  The following provisions of the Parks and   Wildlife Code are repealed:                (1)  Section 42.005(d);                (2)  Section 42.014;                (3)  Section 42.0142; and                (4)  Section 42.0144.          SECTION 9.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.