CLARIFICATION OF TEXAS HUNTING LAW
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>The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a statement today saying
>Vice President Cheney broke no law by shooting a lawyer instead of a quail
>over the weekend.
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>A TPWD spokesman noted that, in Texas, lawyers are not considered game
>creatures, and are thus not subject to seasonal limitations or bag limits.
>It was further noted that lawyer hunting was encouraged as the state is
>overrun with the pesky little vermin.
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>A local food critic said that, contrary to rumor, lawyers do not taste like
>chicken, but rather like bovine dung which is a major component of their
>composition. Below is a complete listing of the regulations.....
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>Texas 2005- 2006 Season and Bag Limit On Attorneys
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>1. Any person with a valid Texas hunting license may harvest attorneys.
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>2. Attorneys may be taken with traps and deadfalls. Currency or
>promises of contingency fees may not be used as bait.
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>3. Attorneys may not be killed with a motorized vehicle. If accidentally
>struck, the hunter should move the carcass to the roadside, and proceed
>to a car wash.
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>4. It is unlawful to chase, herd or harvest attorneys from a motor
>vehicle,
>watercraft or aircraft. Marked police vehicles, however, may be used as
>shooting platforms.
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>5. It is unlawful to shout, "Whiplash", "Ambulance", or "Free Booze"
>for the purpose of trapping attorneys.
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>6. It is unlawful to hunt attorneys within 100 yards of Mercedes, BMW,
>Lexus, or Infiniti dealerships.
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>7. It is unlawful for a hunter to disguise himself as a reporter, drug
>dealer, female law clerk, sheep, accident victim, physician, bookie, or
>tax accountant for the purpose of baiting attorneys.
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>8. Care should be used so as not to endanger any remaining species. We
>would not want a repetition of the disaster that followed the "no limit"
>season on the endangered subspecies, "Honest Lawyers". That particular
>variety is near extinction. Excessive harvesting could diminish the
>chances for survival of the Bill of Rights.
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>For those from other states, the Non Resident Texas Hunting License is
>only $200. I am writing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for
>clarification if out of state attorneys that I bring with me will require a
>federal tag as Migratory Buzzards, or if they can be taken with just the
>regular Texas Hunting License.
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>I am also writing my Senators and Representatives to see if they can do
>something about making this a federal law and permit hunting in all 50
>states and especially the District of Columbia. I think culling a few from
>the herd may actually prevent or mitigate overgrazing on the federal
>budget...