Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Page: 1,629
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SUBCHAPTER X. DEER DISPOSITION PROTOCOL
Sec. 43.951. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to the disposition
of the following deer:
(1) deer held at a facility covered by a permit issued under Subchapter L;
(2) deer on acreage covered by a permit issued under Subchapter R; and
(3) deer on acreage covered by a permit issued under Subchapter R- 1.
Sec. 43.952. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Animal health commission" means the Texas Animal Health
Commission.
(2) "Permit" means a permit issued under Subchapter L, R, or R- 1.
(3) "Permit holder" means a person to whom a permit is issued under
Subchapter L, R, or R-1.
Sec. 43.953. DESTRUCTION OF DEER. (a) Before any deer may be destroyed
under this subchapter:
(1) an agent of the animal health commission may conduct an
epidemiological assessment:
(A) if the assessment can be conducted in a timely manner; and
(B) contingent on the availability of funding; and
(2) the department must consider the results of an assessment, if conducted,
under Subdivision (1).
(b) To control or prevent the spread of disease, deer to which this subchapter
applies may be destroyed only if the department determines that the deer pose a threat
to the health of other deer or other species, including humans.
(c) The department shall carry out an order to destroy deer after notice has been
provided to the permit holder under Section 43.954.
Sec. 43.954. NOTICE OF DEER DESTRUCTION. (a) The department must
provide written notice of an order to destroy deer to a permit holder before the
department may destroy any of the deer covered by the permit holder's permit.
(b) A notice provided under this section must be sent by certified mail to the last
known address of the permit holder and must contain:
(1) the date of destruction, which may not be sooner than the 10th day after
the date of the notice;
(2) an explanation of any access restrictions imposed on the facility or
acreage covered by the permit during the destruction of the deer; and
(3) an explanation of the reasons for the destruction, including the results of
any epidemiological assessment conducted under Section 43.953(a) applicable to the
deer that are the subject of the notice.
(c) The permit holder may waive the notice requirements of this section.
Sec. 43.955. COST RECOVERY. The applicable permit holder shall pay all
costs associated with:
(1) an epidemiological assessment conducted under this subchapter to the
animal health commission; and
(2) the destruction of deer under this subchapter to the department.
SECTION 7. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section,
Subchapter G, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, as added by this Act, applies
only to an application for the issuance or renewal of a permit submitted to the ParksWednesday, May 8, 2013
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, legislative document, May 8, 2013; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth641149/m1/47/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.