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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program |
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for the dangers of balloons to livestock. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 88, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 88.823 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 88.823. THREAT OF BALLOONS TO LIVESTOCK. (a) The |
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extension service shall establish a system for ranchers to report |
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instances of: |
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(1) balloons on the ranchers' property; and |
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(2) livestock that have died from eating a balloon. |
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(b) The extension service shall develop and implement an |
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outreach program to inform: |
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(1) ranchers of the reporting system established under |
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Subsection (a); and |
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(2) people about the dangers of releasing balloons to |
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the environment. |
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(c) The extension service shall prepare an annual report |
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based on the results of the reports made under Subsection (a) and |
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submit the report to the legislature not later than January 1. The |
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report may contain recommendations for actions for deterring the |
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release of balloons. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |