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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to breeder deer affected by chronic wasting disease. |
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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 43.370 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.370. BREEDER DEER AFFECTED BY CHRONIC WASTING |
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DISEASE. (a) Subchapter X does not apply to a breeder deer |
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destroyed under this section. |
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(b) The department shall make a payment to a deer breeder in |
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an amount not to exceed $3,000 for the care of each breeder deer |
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that is: |
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(1) under the control of the deer breeder; and |
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(2) destroyed after the department determines that the |
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breeder deer is positive for chronic wasting disease under a herd |
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certification program administered by the federal Animal and Plant |
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Health Inspection Service. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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determination that a deer is affected by chronic wasting disease |
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that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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determination that occurs before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the deer was determined to |
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be affected by chronic wasting disease, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2017. |