Texas SB2846 establishes rules for controlling diseases in wildlife, including penalties for non-compliance.

Texas SB2846 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to create a new subchapter on wildlife disease control. The bill mandates the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to protect wildlife from diseases requiring control or eradication. It outlines procedures for establishing quarantines, reporting disease outbreaks, and handling wildlife carcasses. The bill also creates criminal offenses for failing to comply with disease control rules, including penalties for moving wildlife in violation of a quarantine.

Texas SB2846 establishes rules for controlling diseases in wildlife, including penalties for non-compliance.

Texas SB2846 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to create a new subchapter on wildlife disease control. The bill mandates the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to protect wildlife from diseases requiring control or eradication. It outlines procedures for establishing quarantines, reporting disease outbreaks, and handling wildlife carcasses. The bill also creates criminal offenses for failing to comply with disease control rules, including penalties for moving wildlife in violation of a quarantine.