Bill Text: TX SB948 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to release sites for breeder deer.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB948 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB948-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 948 | ||
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| relating to release sites for breeder deer. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 43.361 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 43.361. RELEASE SITES. (a) A release site onto which | ||
| breeder deer are liberated must be surrounded by a fence not less | ||
| than seven feet in height that is capable of retaining deer at all | ||
| times under reasonable and ordinary circumstances. | ||
| (b) The owner of a release site is responsible for ensuring | ||
| that the fence surrounding the release site and infrastructure | ||
| associated with the fence are in a condition to retain deer as | ||
| provided by Subsection (a). | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 948 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 948 passed the House on | ||
| May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 8, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
