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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease |
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plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter Q to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER Q. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN DEER. |
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Sec. 11.501. ASSESSMENT BY THE TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF |
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VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The Texas A&M |
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College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall |
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evaluate the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife's overall |
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Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015 in general and the |
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department's implementation of the Texas Department of Parks and |
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Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan. |
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(b) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences shall compare the Texas Department of Parks and |
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Wildlife's overall Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015 in |
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general and the department's implementation of the Texas Department |
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of Parks and Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease |
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Management Plan to: |
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(1) Other states' plans and policies related to Chronic |
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Wasting Disease in deer; |
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(2) Any national standards related to Chronic Wasting |
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Disease in deer; and |
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(3) Any generally accepted practices related to Chronic |
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Wasting Disease in deer. |
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(c) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting |
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Disease Plan that describes plans and policies used by other |
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states, national standards, and any other generally accepted |
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practices related to Chronic Wasting Disease in deer. |
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(d) The executive director of the Texas Department of Parks |
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and Wildlife shall implement the practices described by the Texas |
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A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences' |
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Statewide plan related to Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's |
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deer population. |
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(e) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences shall monitor the Texas Department of Parks and |
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Wildlife's implementation of the Statewide Chronic Wasting Disease |
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Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical |
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Sciences shall create a report detailing the Texas Department of |
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Parks and Wildlife's implementation of the Statewide Chronic |
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Wasting Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary |
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Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall send the report to each |
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member of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas |
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Sunset Commission before the beginning of each legislative session. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 161, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN DEER. |
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Sec. 161.160. ASSESSMENT BY THE TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF |
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VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The Texas A&M |
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College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall |
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evaluate the Texas Animal Health Commission's overall Chronic |
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Wasting Disease management since 2015 in general and the |
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department's implementation of the Texas Department of Parks and |
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Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan. |
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(b) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences shall compare the Texas Animal Health |
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Commission's overall Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015 |
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in general and the Texas Animal Commission's implementation of the |
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Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic |
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Wasting Disease Management Plan to: |
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(1) Other states' plans and policies related to |
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Chronic Wasting Disease in deer; |
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(2) Any national standards related to Chronic Wasting |
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Disease in deer; and |
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(3) Any generally accepted practices related to |
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Chronic |
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Wasting Disease in deer. |
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(c) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting |
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Disease Plan that describes plans and policies used by other |
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states, national standards, and any other generally accepted |
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practices related to Chronic Wasting Disease in deer. |
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(d) The executive director of the Texas Animal Health |
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Commission shall implement the practices described by the Texas A&M |
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College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences' Statewide |
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related to Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's deer population. |
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(e) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences shall monitor the Texas Animal Health |
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Commission's implementation of the Statewide Chronic Wasting |
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Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences shall create a report detailing the Texas |
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Animal Health Commission's implementation of the Statewide Chronic |
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Wasting Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine |
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and Biomedical Sciences shall send the report to each member of the |
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legislature, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas Sunset |
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Commission before the beginning of each legislative session. |
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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, 2025. |