TITLE: Relating to the taking of wildlife by a person on the person's property for purposes of disease diagnosis, management, or prevention.

SUMMARY: Relating to the taking of wildlife by a person on the person's property for purposes of disease diagnosis, management, or prevention.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the taking of wildlife by a person on the person's property for purposes of disease diagnosis, management, or prevention. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 12.013, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: (c) A person who is not a department employee, or the person's agent who is not a department employee, may take wildlife on the person's property if the person: (1) has written authorization from the department; and (2) is participating: (A) under the supervision of a department employee; and (B) in a program or event conducted for the diagnosis, management, or prevention of a disease in wildlife, as designated by the director. (d) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.