87R1237 SLB-D
By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 426
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the release of deer by certain deer breeder facilities
to a low-fenced site.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.361(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Section 43.3615, a [A] release
site onto which breeder deer are liberated must be surrounded by a
fence not less than seven feet in height that is capable of
retaining deer at all times under reasonable and ordinary
circumstances.
SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife
Code, is amended by adding Section 43.3615 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.3615. RELEASE BY CERTAIN DEER BREEDER FACILITIES TO
LOW-FENCED SITE. (a) A deer breeder 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 breeder facility.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules governing a release of
breeder deer under this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.