The Crossbow Bill, HB 1334 , has passed the House and is now in the Senate Natural Resources Committee. This bill, if passed, will allow all individuals to use crossbows during our Special Archery Season. The following is the language of the bill:
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80R13114 ABC-D
By: Homer H.B. No. 1334
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of crossbows by certain individuals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.201(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), no person
may hunt deer, turkey, or javelina (collared peccary) during an
open archery season provided by law or by the proclamations of the
commission and during which season only crossbows, longbows, recurved bows, and compound bows may be used unless the person has acquired an archery hunting stamp issued to the person by the department. The
commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to
possessing a stamp required by this subchapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
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HB1334 is scheduled for public hearing tomorrow, May 17, 2007 at 8:00 A.M., before the Natural Resource Committee. The public hearing will be held in Room E1.012, it is the first floor below the ground level. If you are able to attend, please do so. If not, please make a call to the Senators that are on the Natural Resource Committee.
The Members of the Natural Resource Committee are:
Kip Averitt
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t22/dist22.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0122 (phone); (512) 475-3729 (fax)
Craig Estes
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t30/dist30.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0130; (512) 463-8874 Fax
Kim Brimer
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t10/dist10.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0110; Fax: (512) 475-3745
Bob Deuell
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...ist2/dist2.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0102; (512) 463-7202 fax
Robert Duncan
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t28/dist28.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0128; Toll Free (800) 322-9538; Fax: (512) 463-2424
Kevin Eltife
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...ist1/dist1.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0101
Glenn Hegar
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t18/dist18.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0118; (512) 475-3736 (Fax)
Juan Hinojosa
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t20/dist20.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0120; (512) 463-0229 fax
Mike Jackson
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t11/dist11.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0111; (512) 475-3727 Fax
Kel Seliger
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t31/dist31.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0131; (512) 475-3733 fax
Carlos Uresti
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Se...t19/dist19.htm
Austin--(512) 463-0119; (512) 463-1017 Fax
Crossbow Bill Public Hearing--May 17, 2007 at 8:00 A.M.
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