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House Bill 1308 |
House Author: Hilderbran et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Brimer et al. |
House Bill 1308 amends provisions of the Parks and Wildlife Code relating to a deer breeder's permit, formerly known as a scientific breeder's permit, including permit authorization and duration; permit privileges and regulations; records and reports; the transfer, purchase, or sale of live breeder deer; and the use of breeder deer. The bill requires a breeder deer held in a permitted deer breeding facility to be identified and tagged not later than March 31 of the year following the year in which the breeder deer is born and prohibits a person from removing or accepting, or permitting the removal or acceptance of, a breeder deer in connection with a regulated facility unless the deer has been permanently and legibly tattooed in one ear with the unique identification number assigned to the breeder. The bill provides that a person who holds a permit under this law or who receives a breeder deer under this law is not required to have the release site inspected or approved before the release of a breeder deer from a breeding facility and directs the Parks and Wildlife Department to refrain from implementing habitat inspection rules or procedures that could unreasonably impede the deer breeding industry. The bill makes it a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, rather than a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, to allow the hunting or killing of a breeder deer or any other deer held in captivity in a permitted facility except as provided by law or rule and adds knowingly selling, purchasing, transferring, or receiving a live breeder deer, or attempting these actions, in violation of this law to the offenses that are Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors. The bill repeals certain provisions relating to a deer breeder's permit and the shipment of white-tailed deer.