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  89R3717 MP-D     By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 676       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of an unmanned aircraft to locate and retrieve   wounded or killed wildlife.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 62, Parks and Wildlife   Code, is amended by adding Section 62.0115 to read as follows:           Sec.   62.0115.     USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FOR LOCATING AND   RETRIEVING WOUNDED OR KILLED WILDLIFE. (a)   To the extent permitted   by federal law, a person may use an unmanned aircraft to assist in   locating and retrieving wounded or killed wildlife on private land.     The unmanned aircraft must be operated in compliance with:                 (1)     each applicable Federal Aviation Administration   rule, restriction, or exemption; and                 (2)     all required Federal Aviation Administration   authorizations.           (b)     The commission may adopt rules as necessary to   administer this section, except that the commission may not adopt a   rule that requires a person to hold an authorization issued by the   department or commission to use an unmanned aircraft as described   by Subsection (a).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.