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| 1 | 1 | 87R1237 SLB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 426 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the release of deer by certain deer breeder facilities | |
| 8 | 8 | to a low-fenced site. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 43.361(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) Except as provided by Section 43.3615, a [A] release | |
| 13 | 13 | site onto which breeder deer are liberated must be surrounded by a | |
| 14 | 14 | fence not less than seven feet in height that is capable of | |
| 15 | 15 | retaining deer at all times under reasonable and ordinary | |
| 16 | 16 | circumstances. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 18 | 18 | Code, is amended by adding Section 43.3615 to read as follows: | |
| 19 | 19 | Sec. 43.3615. RELEASE BY CERTAIN DEER BREEDER FACILITIES TO | |
| 20 | 20 | LOW-FENCED SITE. (a) A deer breeder facility with the highest | |
| 21 | 21 | status transfer category as determined by commission rule may | |
| 22 | 22 | release breeder deer to a low-fenced site that: | |
| 23 | 23 | (1) includes at least 5,000 acres of contiguous land; | |
| 24 | 24 | and | |
| 25 | 25 | (2) is within 200 miles of the deer breeder facility. | |
| 26 | 26 | (b) The commission shall adopt rules governing a release of | |
| 27 | 27 | breeder deer under this section. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |