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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder |
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reporting requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 43.369 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.369. DEER BREEDER DATABASE. (a) In this section, |
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"database" means the deer breeder database established under this |
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section. |
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(b) The department in conjunction with the Texas Animal |
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Health Commission shall develop and maintain a database to be |
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shared by both agencies. The database must include the reporting |
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data required to be provided by each deer breeder: |
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(1) to the department under this subchapter; and |
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(2) to the Texas Animal Health Commission. |
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(c) To the extent possible, the department and the Texas |
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Animal Health Commission shall share the database to eliminate the |
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need for a deer breeder to submit duplicate reports to the two |
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agencies. |
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(d) The Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Animal |
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Health Commission, by rule, shall provide incentives to deer |
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breeders whose cooperation results in reduced costs and increased |
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efficiency by offering: |
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(1) reduced fees for the deer breeder permit; and |
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(2) a permit with an extended duration. |
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(e) The Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Animal |
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Health Commission may adopt rules to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. The Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas |
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Animal Health Commission shall develop a preliminary version of the |
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deer breeder database required by this Act not later than June 1, |
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2010. |
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SECTION 3. This Act does not make an appropriation. A |
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provision in this Act that creates a new governmental program, |
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creates a new entitlement, or imposes a new duty on a governmental |
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entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which sufficient |
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funds are not available in the General Revenue-Dedicated Game, |
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Fish, and Water Safety Account No. 0009 to implement the provisions |
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of this bill. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2009. |