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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the taking of wildlife by a person on the person's |
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property for purposes of disease diagnosis, management, or |
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prevention. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.013, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person who is not a department employee, or the |
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person's agent who is not a department employee, may take wildlife |
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on the person's property if the person: |
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(1) has written authorization from the department; and |
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(2) is participating: |
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(A) under the supervision of a department |
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employee; and |
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(B) in a program or event conducted for the |
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diagnosis, management, or prevention of a disease in wildlife, as |
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designated by the director. |
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(d) The commission may adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2021. |