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Agriculture Code § 161.0541

The commission may create an elk disease surveillance program by rule, and people moving elk in Texas must have the elk tested for specified diseases.

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Agriculture Code § 161.0541

The commission may create an elk disease surveillance program by rule, and people moving elk in Texas must have the elk tested for specified diseases.

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The commission may create an elk disease surveillance program by rule, and people moving elk in Texas must have the elk tested for specified diseases.

Sec. 161.0541. ELK DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM. (a) The commission by rule may establish a disease surveillance program for elk. (b) Rules adopted under this section must: (1) require each person who moves elk in this state to have elk tested for chronic wasting disease or other diseases as determined by the commission; (2) be designed to protect the health of the elk population in this state; and (3) include provisions for testing, identification, transportation, and inspection under the disease surveillance program. (c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a rule adopted by the commission under this section. (d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under that subsection, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (H.B. 3330), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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