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TITLE 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 2TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 65WILDLIFE
SUBCHAPTER BDISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE
DIVISION 2CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES
RULE §65.92CWD Testing
ISSUE 04/19/2024
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a) - (j)(No change.)

 (k)Upon notification by the department that CWD is suspected in a deer as a result of ante-mortem testing in a facility, the facility is automatically NMQ and the permittee shall:

  (1)euthanize the positive deer within seven days of confirmation of the positive test result; and

   (2)collect post-mortem test samples from breeder deer euthanized under this subsection within one business day of euthanasia, to include both ears and the identification tag required under Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter L.

 (l)[(k)] All CWD test samples shall be submitted to an accredited testing laboratory within seven days of collection.

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 April 8, 2024

TRD-202401419

James Murphy

General Counsel

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Earliest possible date of adoption: May 19, 2024

For further information, please call: (512) 389-4775

 

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