Bill Text: TX SB948 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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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-Introduced.html
  86R11844 SLB-F
 
  By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 948
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  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.
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