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  By: Harris  S.B. No. 1586
         (In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2009; March 17, 2009, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural
  Affairs; April 20, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 4, Nays 1; April 20, 2009, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder
  reporting requirements.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife
  Code, is amended by adding Section 43.369 to read as follows:
         Sec. 43.369.  DEER BREEDER DATABASE.  (a)  In this section,
  "database" means the deer breeder database established under this
  section.
         (b)  The department in conjunction with the Texas Animal
  Health Commission shall develop and maintain a database to be
  shared by both agencies. The database must include the reporting
  data required to be provided by each deer breeder:
               (1)  to the department under this subchapter; and
               (2)  to the Texas Animal Health Commission.
         (c)  To the extent possible, the department and the Texas
  Animal Health Commission shall share the database to eliminate the
  need for a deer breeder to submit duplicate reports to the two
  agencies.
         (d)  The Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Animal
  Health Commission, by rule, shall provide incentives to deer
  breeders whose cooperation results in reduced costs and increased
  efficiency by offering:
               (1)  reduced fees for the deer breeder permit; and
               (2)  a permit with an extended duration.
         (e)  The Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Animal
  Health Commission may adopt rules to implement this section.
         SECTION 2.  The Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas
  Animal Health Commission shall develop a preliminary version of the
  deer breeder database required by this Act not later than June 1,
  2010.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
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