Texas SB97 amends deer management protocols, allowing for the release of certain deer after a negative test result and modifying the conditions for.

Texas SB97 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to change procedures for the assessment, destruction, and release of certain deer. The bill allows for the release of breeder deer onto a release site within 14 days of obtaining a negative test result. It also mandates that an epidemiological assessment must be conducted before any deer are destroyed, and a positive test result must be obtained using the least intrusive test feasible, excluding tests on tonsillar tissue.

Texas SB97 amends deer management protocols, allowing for the release of certain deer after a negative test result and modifying the conditions for.

Texas SB97 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to change procedures for the assessment, destruction, and release of certain deer. The bill allows for the release of breeder deer onto a release site within 14 days of obtaining a negative test result. It also mandates that an epidemiological assessment must be conducted before any deer are destroyed, and a positive test result must be obtained using the least intrusive test feasible, excluding tests on tonsillar tissue.