Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2855 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R22940 SLB-F
2	2	By: Paddie, Herrero, Larson, Kuempel, et al. H.B. No. 2855
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2855:
4	4	By: Martinez C.S.H.B. No. 2855
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the identification of breeder deer by use of microchip
10	10	implants.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 43.3561, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
13	13	amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and
14	14	(a-2) to read as follows:
15	15	(a) Not later than March 31 of the year following the year in
16	16	which a [the] breeder deer is born, the [a] breeder deer held in a
17	17	permitted deer breeding facility must be identified by:
18	18	(1) placing on each breeder deer possessed by the deer
19	19	breeder a single, reasonably visible, durable identification tag
20	20	bearing an alphanumeric number of not more than four characters
21	21	assigned by the department to the breeding facility in which the
22	22	breeder deer was born and unique to that breeder deer; or
23	23	(2) implanting in the breeder deer a microchip that is
24	24	recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture for the
25	25	identification of animals.
26	26	(a-1) A deer breeder is not required to remove the durable
27	27	identification tag or microchip for any purpose but may remove the
28	28	tag or microchip and replace the tag or microchip immediately to
29	29	meet the requirements of this section.
30	30	(a-2) A deer breeder that uses a microchip for the
31	31	identification of breeder deer shall make available a microchip
32	32	reader for use by personnel of the department and the Texas Animal
33	33	Health Commission.
34	34	SECTION 2. Sections 43.357(a-1) and (b), Parks and Wildlife
35	35	Code, are amended to read as follows:
36	36	(a-1) A deer breeder, a deer breeder's authorized agent, or
37	37	an assistant who is not a permittee under this subchapter but is
38	38	acting under the direction of a deer breeder or a deer breeder's
39	39	authorized agent may capture a breeder deer held in a permitted
40	40	facility for:
41	41	(1) removal from an enclosure;
42	42	(2) veterinary treatment;
43	43	(3) tagging or implanting a microchip;
44	44	(4) euthanasia for the purpose of:
45	45	(A) humane dispatch of the breeder deer; or
46	46	(B) the conduct of a test for a reportable
47	47	disease as required by law; or
48	48	(5) any other purpose required or allowed by law.
49	49	(b) The commission may make regulations governing:
50	50	(1) the possession of breeder deer held under the
51	51	authority of this subchapter;
52	52	(2) the recapture of lawfully possessed breeder deer
53	53	that have escaped from the facility of a deer breeder;
54	54	(3) permit applications and fees;
55	55	(4) reporting requirements;
56	56	(5) procedures and requirements for the purchase,
57	57	transfer, sale, or shipment of breeder deer;
58	58	(6) the endorsement of a deer breeder facility by a
59	59	certified wildlife biologist;
60	60	(7) the number of breeder deer that a deer breeder may
61	61	possess; [and]
62	62	(8) the dates for which a deer breeder permit is valid;
63	63	and
64	64	(9) the use of microchip implants for identifying
65	65	breeder deer under this section.
66	66	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.