Texas § PW.43.955 - COST OF ASSESSMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF DEER
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§ PW.43.955. COST OF ASSESSMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF DEER
COST OF ASSESSMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF DEER. (a) The applicable permit holder shall pay all costs associated with: (1) an epidemiological assessment conducted under this subchapter to the animal health commission; and (2) except as provided by Subsection (b), the destruction of deer under this subchapter to the department. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department shall waive the costs associated with the destruction under this subchapter of breeder deer at a facility covered by a permit issued under Subchapter L where a breeder deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in a test performed by a testing laboratory accredited by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. (c) The department may not waive costs under Subsection (b) if the department determines that the permit holder or an agent of the permit holder, in violation of this chapter or a regulation of the commission, caused: (1) the introduction of chronic wasting disease into the facility; or (2) a delay in the detection of chronic wasting disease at the facility. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 820 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (S.B. 1372 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2023. SUBCHAPTER Y. MANAGED LANDS DEER PROGRAM
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