Notice of Wildlife Disease Outbreak

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.014, under Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife.

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.014

Sec. 12.014. NOTICE OF WILDLIFE DISEASE OUTBREAK. (a) Notwithstanding any law restricting the disclosure of information by the department and subject to Subsection (b), if the department becomes aware of a wildlife disease outbreak on a property, the department shall provide notice of the location and nature of the outbreak to: (1) each owner of adjacent property; and (2) the Texas Animal Health Commission. (b) Subsection (a) applies only to a disease that the Texas Animal Health Commission has designated as reportable. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 247 (S.B. 811), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2023.