86R1625 SLB-D
By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 661
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the release of deer by certain deer breeding facilities
to low-fenced acreage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife
Code, is amended by adding Section 43.3635 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.3635. RELEASE BY CERTAIN DEER BREEDING FACILITIES
TO LOW-FENCED ACREAGE. (a) A deer breeding facility with the
highest status transfer category as determined by commission rule
may release breeder deer to a low-fenced site that:
(1) includes at least 5,000 acres of contiguous land;
and
(2) is within 200 miles of the deer breeding facility.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules governing a release of
breeder deer under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.