Section 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.Tex. Agric. Code § 161.0541
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 948, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.