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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the propagation of breeder deer by cloning. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.357, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: |
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(a) The holder of a valid deer breeder's permit may: |
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(1) engage in the business of breeding breeder deer, |
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including the propagation of breeder deer by cloning, in the |
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immediate locality for which the permit was issued; and |
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(2) sell, transfer to another person, or hold in |
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captivity live breeder deer for the purpose of propagation or sale. |
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(b) The commission may make regulations governing: |
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(1) the possession of breeder deer held under the |
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authority of this subchapter; |
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(2) the recapture of lawfully possessed breeder deer |
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that have escaped from the facility of a deer breeder; |
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(3) permit applications and fees; |
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(4) reporting requirements; |
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(5) procedures and requirements for the purchase, |
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transfer, sale, or shipment of breeder deer; |
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(6) the endorsement of a deer breeder facility by a |
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certified wildlife biologist; |
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(7) the number of breeder deer that a deer breeder may |
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possess; [and] |
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(8) the dates for which a deer breeder permit is valid; |
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and |
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(9) the propagation of breeder deer by cloning. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |