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      By: Eckhardt, et al. S.B. No. 1285     (Flores)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the protection of bats.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 63.101(a) and (c), Parks and Wildlife   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a [ no ]   person may not :                (1)   entomb or hunt a live bat; or                (2)  sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase,   or possess after purchase a bat or any part of a bat, dead or alive.          (c)  This section does not apply to:                (1)  an animal control officer, a peace officer, a   licensed pest control professional, or a health official who   captures a bat that the officer , professional, or official   considers injured or diseased; or                (2)  a person who transports a bat for the purpose of :                       (A)   laboratory testing if the bat has exposed or   potentially exposed humans or domestic animals to rabies; or                       (B)     rehabilitation at a permitted rehabilitation   facility if the bat has had no known prior exposure with humans                [ (3)     a person who is licensed to provide pest control   services ].          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.