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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to costs associated with the destruction of certain deer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.955, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.955. COST RECOVERY. (a) The applicable permit |
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holder shall pay all costs associated with: |
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(1) an epidemiological assessment conducted under |
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this subchapter to the animal health commission; and |
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(2) except as provided by Subsection (b), the |
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destruction of deer under this subchapter to the department. |
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(b) The department may waive the costs associated with the |
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destruction under this subchapter of breeder deer at a facility |
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covered by a permit issued under Subchapter L if: |
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(1) a breeder deer at the facility has tested positive |
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for chronic wasting disease in a test performed by an accredited |
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testing laboratory; and |
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(2) the department determines that the breeder deer's |
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infection with chronic wasting disease was not the fault of the |
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permit holder. |
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SECTION 2. Section 43.955, Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to the payment of costs arising |
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from the destruction of deer commenced on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |