By: Perry S.B. No. 2844     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of deer breeding; creating criminal   offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.360, Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 43.360.  ENCLOSURE SIZE. (a) Except as provided by   Subsection (b), a [A] single enclosure for breeder deer may not   contain more than 20 [100] acres.          (b)  A single enclosure for breeder deer may contain not more   than 100 acres if:                (1)  the deer breeding facility's permit was issued and   continuously maintained prior to September 1, 2025; and                (2)  the permitted enclosure existed before September   1, 2025.          (c)  A single enclosure for breeder deer in a facility   described by Subsection (b) may not be expanded to contain more than   20 acres.          SECTION 2.  Section 43.365(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  It is an offense if a deer breeder or another person:                (1)  allows the hunting or killing of a breeder deer or   any other deer held in captivity in a facility permitted under this   subchapter, except as provided by this subchapter or a rule adopted   by the commission under this subchapter; [or]                (2)  knowingly sells, arranges the sale of, purchases,   transfers, receives, or attempts to sell, arrange the sale of,   purchase, transfer, or receive a live breeder deer in violation of   this subchapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this   subchapter;                (3)  places or holds breeder deer in captivity at any   place or in any facility not accounted for in the breeding facility   inventory on file with the department as required by commission   rule;                (4)  fails to report the mortality of a breeder deer as   required by commission rule;                (5)  fails to submit a disease test sample as required   by commission rule;                (6)  violates or fails to comply with a disease testing   plan issued by the department under commission rule for a deer   breeding facility from which breeder deer have escaped;                (7)  knowingly possesses a live deer acquired   unlawfully;                (8)  knowingly and unlawfully imports or attempts to   import a deer;                (9)  transfers a breeder deer that does not bear the   identification required by Section 43.3561 or commission rule;                (10)  transfers a breeder deer in violation of a   commission rule requiring disease testing; or                (11)  knowingly submits a disease test sample taken   from a deer other than the breeder deer or deer identified as the   deer from which the test sample was taken, unless the deer was   misidentified due to a clerical error.          SECTION 3.  The heading to Section 43.367, Parks and   Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 43.367.  PENALTIES [PENALTY].          SECTION 4.  Section 43.367, Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c), (d),   (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:          (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section   [Subsection (b)], a person who violates a provision of this   subchapter or a regulation of the commission issued under this   subchapter or who fails to file a full and complete report as   required by Section 43.359 commits an offense that is a Class C   Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.          (c)  A person who violates Section 43.361 or 43.365(a)(3),   (4), (5), or (6) commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and   Wildlife Code misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense   that the actor has been previously convicted of an offense under   this section involving a violation of Section 43.361 or   43.365(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6).          (d)  A person who violates Section 43.365(a)(7) or (8)   commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code   misdemeanor.          (e)  A person who violates Section 43.362 or 43.365(a)(9)   commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code   misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the   actor has been previously convicted of an offense under this   section involving a violation of Section 43.362 or 43.365(a)(9).          (f)  A person who violates Section 43.365(a)(10) commits an   offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.          (g)  A person who violates Section 43.365(a)(11) commits an   offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony if it is   shown on the trial of the offense that the actor has been previously   convicted of an offense under this section involving a violation of   Section 43.365(a)(11).          SECTION 5.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An   offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed   by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of   this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of   this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.