Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1178 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/29/2019

                    86R8859 AAF-F
 By: Bailes H.B. No. 1178


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to notice of inspections of certain deer facilities by the
 Parks and Wildlife Department.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Sections 43.358, 43.604, and 43.624, Parks and
 Wildlife Code, are amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 43.358.  INSPECTION; NOTICE.  (a)  An authorized
 employee of the department may inspect [at any time and without
 warrant]:
 (1)  any pen, coop, or enclosure holding white-tailed
 deer or mule deer; or
 (2)  any records required to be maintained under
 Section 43.359(a).
 (b)  The department shall give a deer breeder notice of an
 inspection not later than the third day before the date of the
 inspection.  Notice may be made by telephone or sent electronically
 or as an electronic message on a wireless communication device.
 Sec. 43.604.  INSPECTION; NOTICE.  (a)  An authorized
 employee of the department may inspect [at any time without
 warrant] the records required by Section 43.605 and the acreage for
 which the permit is issued for the purpose of determining the permit
 holder's compliance with the management plan.
 (b)  The department shall give a permit holder notice of an
 inspection not later than the third day before the date of the
 inspection.  Notice may be made by telephone or sent electronically
 or as an electronic message on a wireless communication device.
 Sec. 43.624.  INSPECTION; NOTICE.  (a)  An authorized
 employee of the department may inspect [at any time without
 warrant] the records required by Section 43.625 and the acreage for
 which the permit is issued for the purpose of determining the permit
 holder's compliance with the management plan.
 (b)  The department shall give a permit holder notice of an
 inspection not later than the third day before the date of the
 inspection.  Notice may be made by telephone or sent electronically
 or as an electronic message on a wireless communication device.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.