Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.954
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.954, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 43.954. NOTICE OF DEER DESTRUCTION.
Official statutory text
(a) The department must provide written notice of an order to destroy deer to a permit holder before the department may destroy any of the deer covered by the permit holder's permit.
(b) A notice provided under this section must be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the permit holder and must contain:
(1) the date of destruction, which may not be sooner than the 10th day after the date of the notice;
(2) an explanation of any access restrictions imposed on the facility or acreage covered by the permit during the destruction of the deer; and
(3) an explanation of the reasons for the destruction, including the results of any epidemiological assessment conducted under Section 43.953(a) applicable to the deer that are the subject of the notice.
(c) The permit holder may waive the notice requirements of this section.
(b) A notice provided under this section must be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the permit holder and must contain:
(1) the date of destruction, which may not be sooner than the 10th day after the date of the notice;
(2) an explanation of any access restrictions imposed on the facility or acreage covered by the permit during the destruction of the deer; and
(3) an explanation of the reasons for the destruction, including the results of any epidemiological assessment conducted under Section 43.953(a) applicable to the deer that are the subject of the notice.
(c) The permit holder may waive the notice requirements of this section.
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