Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1720 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R9191 SLB-F
2	2	By: Estes S.B. No. 1720
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the identification of breeder deer by use of microchip
8	8	implants.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 43.3561, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 43.3561. IDENTIFICATION OF BREEDER DEER. (a) Not
13	13	later than March 31 of the year following the year in which a [the]
14	14	breeder deer is born, the [a] breeder deer held in a permitted deer
15	15	breeding facility must be identified by:
16	16	(1) placing on each breeder deer possessed by the deer
17	17	breeder a single, reasonably visible, durable identification tag
18	18	bearing an alphanumeric number of not more than four characters
19	19	assigned by the department to the breeding facility in which the
20	20	breeder deer was born and unique to that breeder deer; or
21	21	(2) implanting in the breeder deer a microchip that is
22	22	programmed to contain the alphanumeric number described by
23	23	Subdivision (1).
24	24	(b) A deer breeder is not required to remove the durable
25	25	identification tag or microchip for any purpose but may remove the
26	26	tag or microchip and replace the tag or microchip immediately to
27	27	meet the requirements of this section.
28	28	(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [(b) A] person
29	29	may not remove or knowingly permit the removal of a breeder deer
30	30	held in a facility by a permittee under this subchapter unless the
31	31	breeder deer has been permanently and legibly tattooed in one ear
32	32	with the unique identification number assigned to the breeder in
33	33	lawful possession of the breeder deer and specific to the breeding
34	34	facility in which the breeder deer was born or initially introduced
35	35	if from an out-of-state source.
36	36	(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [(c) A] person
37	37	may not knowingly accept or permit the acceptance of a breeder deer
38	38	into a facility regulated under this subchapter unless the breeder
39	39	deer has been permanently and legibly tattooed in one ear with the
40	40	unique identification number assigned to the breeder in lawful
41	41	possession of the breeder deer and specific to the facility in which
42	42	the breeder deer was born or initially introduced if from an
43	43	out-of-state source.
44	44	(e) Instead of using a tattoo to identify a breeder deer
45	45	under Subsection (c) or (d), a deer breeder may identify a deer by
46	46	using a department-approved microchip implanted under the deer's
47	47	skin.
48	48	(f) The department annually may inspect a deer breeding
49	49	facility that uses microchip implants to identify breeder deer to
50	50	ensure compliance with this section.
51	51	SECTION 2. Sections 43.357(a-1) and (b), Parks and Wildlife
52	52	Code, are amended to read as follows:
53	53	(a-1) A deer breeder, a deer breeder's authorized agent, or
54	54	an assistant who is not a permittee under this subchapter but is
55	55	acting under the direction of a deer breeder or a deer breeder's
56	56	authorized agent may capture a breeder deer held in a permitted
57	57	facility for:
58	58	(1) removal from an enclosure;
59	59	(2) veterinary treatment;
60	60	(3) tagging or implanting a microchip;
61	61	(4) euthanasia for the purpose of:
62	62	(A) humane dispatch of the breeder deer; or
63	63	(B) the conduct of a test for a reportable
64	64	disease as required by law; or
65	65	(5) any other purpose required or allowed by law.
66	66	(b) The commission may make regulations governing:
67	67	(1) the possession of breeder deer held under the
68	68	authority of this subchapter;
69	69	(2) the recapture of lawfully possessed breeder deer
70	70	that have escaped from the facility of a deer breeder;
71	71	(3) permit applications and fees;
72	72	(4) reporting requirements;
73	73	(5) procedures and requirements for the purchase,
74	74	transfer, sale, or shipment of breeder deer;
75	75	(6) the endorsement of a deer breeder facility by a
76	76	certified wildlife biologist;
77	77	(7) the number of breeder deer that a deer breeder may
78	78	possess; [and]
79	79	(8) the dates for which a deer breeder permit is valid;
80	80	and
81	81	(9) the use of microchip implants for identifying
82	82	breeder deer under this section.
83	83	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.