By: Hall S.B. No. 2649
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease
plan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter Q to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER Q. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN DEER.
Sec. 11.501. ASSESSMENT BY THE TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The Texas A&M
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall
evaluate the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife's overall
Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015 in general and the
department's implementation of the Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan.
(b) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences shall compare the Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife's overall Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015 in
general and the department's implementation of the Texas Department
of Parks and Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease
Management Plan to:
(1) Other states' plans and policies related to Chronic
Wasting Disease in deer;
(2) Any national standards related to Chronic Wasting
Disease in deer; and
(3) Any generally accepted practices related to Chronic
Wasting Disease in deer.
(c) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting
Disease Plan that describes plans and policies used by other
states, national standards, and any other generally accepted
practices related to Chronic Wasting Disease in deer.
(d) The executive director of the Texas Department of Parks
and Wildlife shall implement the practices described by the Texas
A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences'
Statewide plan related to Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's
deer population.
(e) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences shall monitor the Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife's implementation of the Statewide Chronic Wasting Disease
Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences shall create a report detailing the Texas Department of
Parks and Wildlife's implementation of the Statewide Chronic
Wasting Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall send the report to each
member of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas
Sunset Commission before the beginning of each legislative session.
SECTION 2. Chapter 161, Agriculture Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter I to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER I. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN DEER.
Sec. 161.160. ASSESSMENT BY THE TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The Texas A&M
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall
evaluate the Texas Animal Health Commission's overall Chronic
Wasting Disease management since 2015 in general and the
department's implementation of the Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan.
(b) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences shall compare the Texas Animal Health
Commission's overall Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015
in general and the Texas Animal Commission's implementation of the
Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic
Wasting Disease Management Plan to:
(1) Other states' plans and policies related to
Chronic Wasting Disease in deer;
(2) Any national standards related to Chronic Wasting
Disease in deer; and
(3) Any generally accepted practices related to
Chronic
Wasting Disease in deer.
(c) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting
Disease Plan that describes plans and policies used by other
states, national standards, and any other generally accepted
practices related to Chronic Wasting Disease in deer.
(d) The executive director of the Texas Animal Health
Commission shall implement the practices described by the Texas A&M
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences' Statewide
related to Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's deer population.
(e) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences shall monitor the Texas Animal Health
Commission's implementation of the Statewide Chronic Wasting
Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences shall create a report detailing the Texas
Animal Health Commission's implementation of the Statewide Chronic
Wasting Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences shall send the report to each member of the
legislature, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas Sunset
Commission before the beginning of each legislative session.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.