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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of deer by certain deer breeder facilities |
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to a low-fenced site. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.361(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 43.3615, a [A] release |
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site onto which breeder deer are liberated must be surrounded by a |
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fence not less than seven feet in height that is capable of |
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retaining deer at all times under reasonable and ordinary |
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circumstances. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 43.3615 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.3615. RELEASE BY CERTAIN DEER BREEDER FACILITIES TO |
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LOW-FENCED SITE. (a) A deer breeder facility with the highest |
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status transfer category as determined by commission rule may |
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release breeder deer to a low-fenced site that: |
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(1) includes at least 5,000 acres of contiguous land; |
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and |
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(2) is within 200 miles of the deer breeder facility. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt rules governing a release of |
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breeder deer under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |