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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to licensing of deer breeder operations; providing |
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penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 12.5012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.5012. REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR REFUSAL OF PERMIT |
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RELATED TO THE CONTROL. BREEDING OR MANAGEMENT OF DEER. (a) In |
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this subchapter "Permittee" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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12.501(a). |
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(b) The director may suspend or revoke any permit related to |
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the control, breeding, or management of deer in this state, or may |
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refuse an application to renew a permit related to the control, |
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breeding, or management of deer in this state, after a |
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determination that a violation of trapping wild deer in Texas or of |
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illegally importing whitetail or other deer from another state is |
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made, or that the applicant or permittee has been convicted of an |
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egregious violation involving other wildlife laws. |
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Sec. 12.5013. APPEAL FROM REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR |
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REFUSAL OF PERMIT. (a) Venue for an appeal from an order of the |
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department refusing to renew a permit or revoking or suspending a |
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permit to which this subchapter applies is a district court in: |
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(1) the county where the permitted facility, if |
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applicable, is located; or |
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(2) the county where the permittee resides. |
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(b) The appeal shall be by trial de novo. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.352. PERMIT AUTHORIZED; DURATION OF PERMIT. (a) |
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The Commission shall establish a training program and require that |
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applicants for any permit related to the control, breeding, or |
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management of deer in this state pass a test to qualify for such a |
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permit. |
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(a) (b) The department shall issue a permit to a qualified
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person to possess live breeder deer in captivity. |
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(b) (c) The department may issue a permit under this section
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that is valid for longer than one year. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to all |
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inspections, investigations or actions that take place on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. An inspection, investigation or |
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action taken before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this |
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Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |