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.]
(1)[(2)] The department will
not authorize the transfer of deer to a DMP facility from a breeding
facility subject to the provisions of §65.99 of this title (relating
to Breeding Facilities Epidemiologically Connected to Deer Infected
with CWD) or trace-out release site [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.
(2)The department will not authorize
the transfer of deer from a DMP facility to any location other than
the release site specified in the permit.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on September 20, 2021
TRD-202103711 James Murphy
General Counsel
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 31, 2021
For
further information, please call: (512) 389-4775
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