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TITLE 4AGRICULTURE
PART 2TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 40CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
RULE §40.6CWD Movement Restriction Zones

    (D) Containment Zone 4. That portion of the state lying within the boundaries of a line beginning in Val Verde County at the International Bridge and proceeding northeast along Spur 239 to U.S. 90; thence north along U.S. 90 to the intersection of U.S. 277/377, thence north along U.S. 277/377 to the U.S. 277/377 bridge at Lake Amistad (29.496183°, -100.913355°), thence west along the southern shoreline of Lake Amistad to International Boundary at Lake Amistad dam, thence south along the Rio Grande River to the International Bridge on Spur 239.

    (E) Containment Zone 6. That portion of the state within the boundaries of a line beginning in Lubbock County where County Road (C.R.) 3600 intersects with E. Division Street in Slaton; thence west along E. Division Street to S. New Mexico Street; thence northwest along S. New Mexico Street to Railroad Avenue; thence northwest along Railroad Avenue to Industrial Drive; thence northwest along Industrial Drive to U.S. Highway (U.S.) 84; thence northwest along U.S. 84 to State Highway (S.H.) Spur 331; thence northwest along S.H. 331 to S.H. Loop 289; thence north along S.H. Loop 289 to Farm to Market (F.M.) 40; thence east along F.M. 40 to C.R. 3650; thence south along C.R. 3650 to C.R. 6840; thence east along C.R. 6840 to C.R. 3700; thence south along C.R. 3700 to C.R. 3600; thence south along C.R. 3600 to E. Division Street.

  (2) Surveillance Zone Boundaries:

    (A) Surveillance Zone 1. That portion of the state within the boundaries of a line beginning where U.S. 285 enters from the State of New Mexico in Reeves County; thence southeast along U.S. 285 to R.M. 652; thence west along R.M. 652 to Rustler Springs Rd./FM 3541 in Culberson County; thence south along Rustler Springs Rd./F.M. 3541 to F.M. 2185; thence south along F.M. 2185 to Nevel Road; thence west along Nevel Road to County Road 501; thence south along County Road 501 to Weatherby Road; thence south along Weatherby Road to F.M. 2185; thence southwest along F.M. 2185 to S.H. 54; thence south on S.H. 54 to U.S. 90; thence south along U.S. 90 to the Culberson County line; thence southwest along the Culberson County line to the Rio Grande River in Hudspeth County; thence north along the Rio Grande River to F.M. 1088; thence northeast along F.M. 1088 to S.H. 20; thence southeast along S.H. 20 to I.H. 10; thence southeast along I.H. 10 to F.M. 1111; thence north on F.M. 1111 to U.S. 62/180; thence east and north along U.S. 62/180 to the New Mexico state line in Culberson County.

    (B) Surveillance Zone 2. That portion of the state within the boundaries of a line beginning at the New Mexico state line where U.S. 60 enters Texas; thence northeast along U.S. 60 to U.S. 87 in Randall County; thence north along U.S. 87 to I.H. 27; thence north along U.S. 87/I.H. 27 to U.S. 287 in Moore County; thence north along U.S. 287 to the Oklahoma state line.

    (C) Surveillance Zone 3. That portion of the state not within the CZ described in paragraph (b)(1)(C) of this subsection lying within a line beginning the intersection of F.M 1250 and U.S. Highway 90 in Hondo in Medina County; thence west along U.S. Highway 90 to F.M. 1574 in Uvalde County; thence south along F.M. 1574 to F.M. 1023 (Garner Field Road); thence west along F.M. 1023 to County Road 373; thence south along County Road 373 to County Road 374; thence west along County Road 374 to F.M. 140; thence northwest along F.M. 140 to F.M. 117; thence north along F.M. 117 to U.S. Highway 83; thence southwest along U.S. Highway 83 to F.M. 1435; thence north along F.M. 1435 to U.S. Highway 90; thence west along U.S. Highway 90 to F.M. 2369; thence northwest along F.M. 2369 to F.M. 1403; thence north along F.M. 1403 to State Highway 55; thence northwest along S.H. 55 to Indian Creek Road; thence northeast along Indian Creek Road to Lower Frio Ranch Road; thence southeast along Lower Frio Ranch Road to Deep Creek; thence southeast along Deep Creek to the U.S. Highway 83; thence north along U.S. Highway 83 to State Highway 127 in Concan; thence southeast along State Highway 127 to the Sabinal River in Uvalde County; thence north along the Sabinal River to F.M. 187; thence north along F.M. 187 to F.M. 470 in Bandera County; thence east along F.M. 470 to Tarpley in Bandera County; thence south along F.M. 462 to 18th Street in Hondo; thence east along 18th Street to State Highway 173; Thence south along State Highway 173 to U.S. Highway 90; thence west along U.S. Highway 90 to Avenue E (F.M. 462); thence south along Avenue E (F.M. 462) to F.M. 1250; thence west along F.M 1250 to U.S. Highway 90.

    (D) Surveillance Zone 4. That portion of the state lying within a line beginning in Val Verde County at the confluence of Sycamore Creek and the Rio Grande River (29.242341°, -100.793906°); thence northeast along Sycamore Creek to U.S. 277; thence northwest on U.S. 277 to Loop 79; thence north along Loop 79 to the Union Pacific Railroad; thence east along the Union Pacific Railroad to Liberty Drive (north entrance to Laughlin Air Force Base); thence north along Liberty Drive to U.S. 90; thence west along U.S. 90 to Loop 79; thence north along Loop 79 to the American Electric Power (AEP) Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line (29.415542°, -100.847993°); thence north along the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to- Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line to a point where the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line turns northwest (29.528552°, -100.871618°); thence northwest along the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line to the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road maintenance road (29.569259°, -100.984758°); thence along the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road maintenance road to Spur 406; thence northwest along Spur 406 to U.S. 90; thence south along U.S. 90 to Box Canyon Drive; thence west along Box Canyon Drive to Bluebonnet Drive; thence southwest along Bluebonnet Drive to Lake Drive; thence south along Lake Drive to Lake Amistad (29.513298°, -101.172454°), thence southeast along the International Boundary to the International Boundary at the Lake Amistad dam; thence southeast along the Rio Grande River to the confluence of Sycamore Creek (29.242341°, -100.793906°).

    (E) Surveillance Zone 5. That portion of the state lying within the boundaries of a line beginning on U.S. 83 at the Kerr/Kimble County line; thence north along U.S. 83 to I.H. 10; thence northwest along on I.H. 10 to F.M. 2169; thence east along F.M. 2169 to County Road (C.R.) 410; thence east along C.R. 410 to C.R. 412; thence south along C.R. 412 to C.R. 470; thence east along C.R. 470 to C.R. 420; thence south along C.R. 420 to F.M. 479; thence east along F.M. 479 to C.R. 443; thence south along C.R. 443 to U.S. 290; thence west along U.S. 290 to I.H. 10; thence southeast along I.H. 10 to the Kerr/Kimble County line; thence west along the Kerr/Kimble County line to U.S. 83.

    (F) Surveillance Zone 6. That portion of the state within the boundaries of a line beginning at the intersection of State Highway (S.H.) 207 and Farm to Market (F.M.) 211 in Garza County; thence west along F.M. 211 to U.S. Highway (U.S.) 87 in Lynn County; thence north along U.S. 87 to F.M. 41 in Lubbock County; thence west along FM 41 to F.M. 179; thence north along F.M. 179 to F.M. 2641; thence east along F.M. 2641 to U.S. 62/82; thence east along U.S. 62/82 to S.H. 207 in Crosby County; thence south along S.H. 207 to F.M. 211 in Garza County.

    (G) Surveillance Zone 7. That portion of the state lying within the boundaries of a line beginning at S.H. 205; thence southeast along S.H. 205 to U.S. 80; thence east along U.S. 80 to North 4th Street in Wills Point; thence north along North 4th Street to F.M. 751, then north along F.M. 751 to Lake Tawakoni; thence west and north along the Lake Tawakoni shoreline to the confluence of Caddo Creek; thence northwest along Caddo Creek to West Caddo Creek; thence northwest along West Caddo Creek to I.H. 30; thence southwest along I.H. 30 to F.M. 548 to S.H. 205.

(c) Containment Zone Requirements:

  (1) Movement. No exotic CWD susceptible species may be transported outside the CZ unless from a herd with a Certified Status as established through §40.3(c)(6) (relating to Herd Certification Program for Cervidae) of this chapter.

  (2) Released Animals. No exotic CWD susceptible species may be released within the CZ outside a high fence premises.

  (3) Testing. All exotic CWD susceptible species, 16 months of age or older, that are hunter harvested shall be tested for CWD. No part of a carcass of a CWD susceptible species, either killed or found dead may be removed from the CZ unless a testable CWD sample from the carcass is collected and tested. The results shall be provided to the commission or the TPWD within 30 days of receiving the test results.

  (4) Carcass Movement Restrictions. No part of a carcass of a CWD susceptible species, either killed or found dead, within the CZ may be removed from the CZ unless it is in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e) of this section.

  (5) Escaped Animals. Any escaped exotic CWD susceptible species which originated or resided in a CZ shall be captured and returned to the high fence premises of origin.

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