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This section applies to the movement of deer under a DMP.
(1)Testing Requirements.
(A)There are no CWD testing requirements for a DMP
facility that:
(i)does not receive breeder deer; or
(ii)receives breeder deer solely from TC 1 deer breeding
facilities.
(B)Beginning the first hunting year after the release
of deer from the following facilities, and continuing for each hunting
year thereafter, the owner of the release site must submit "not detected"
post-mortem test results for the first deer harvested and each deer
harvested thereafter at the release site; however, no release site
owner is required to submit more than 15 "not detected" post-mortem
test results in any hunting year:
(i)deer from a DMP facility that receives breeder
deer from a TC 2 deer breeding facility; or
(ii)deer from a DMP facility that receives deer trapped
deer from a Class II release site.
(C)The requirements of subparagraph (B) cease as follows:
(i)for release sites that have submitted all test
results required by this division, the requirements of subparagraph
(B) cease on March 1, 2019;
(ii)for release sites that have not submitted all
the test results required by this division, the requirements of subparagraph
(B) shall cease upon submission of all required test results.
(2)The department will not authorize the transfer
of deer to a DMP facility from a TC 3 breeding facility, a Class III
release site, or from a release site or deer breeding facility that
is not in compliance with the requirements of this division.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 25, 2016
TRD-201603644 Ann Bright
General Counsel
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Effective date: August 15, 2016
Proposal publication date: April 22, 2016
For further information, please call: (512) 389-4775
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