The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. All other words and terms shall have the meanings assigned by Parks and Wildlife Code.

1. (1) Accredited test facility--A laboratory approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to test white-tailed deer or mule deer for Chronic Wasting Disease.
2. (2) Authorized agent--An individual designated by the permittee to conduct activities on behalf of the permittee. For the purposes of this subchapter, the terms 'deer breeder' and 'permittee' include authorized agents.

3. (3) Certified Wildlife Biologist--A person not employed by the department who has been certified as a wildlife biologist by The Wildlife Society, or who:

   1. (A) has been awarded a bachelor's degree or higher in wildlife science, wildlife management, or a related educational field; and
   2. (B) has not less than five years of post-graduate experience in research or wildlife management associated with white-tailed deer or mule deer within the past 10 years.
4. (4) Facility--One or more enclosures, in the aggregate and including additions, that are the site of deer breeding operations under a single deer breeder's permit.
5. (5) Movement qualified--A status, determined by the department, under which the removal of deer from a facility is authorized.
6. (6) Release--The intentional release of a live deer from a permitted facility, or from a vehicle or trailer at a location other than a facility.
7. (7) Sale--The transfer of possession or the delivery and release of deer for consideration and includes a barter and an even exchange.
8. (8) Serial Number--A permanent four-digit number assigned to a deer breeder by the department. A serial number shall be preceded by the prefix "TX".
9. (9) Transfer permit--A permit authorizing the movement of breeder deer from a breeder facility, a nursing facility, or a deer management permit facility other than to an accredited veterinarian for medical purposes.
10. (10) Unique number--An alphanumeric number of not more than four characters assigned by the department to the breeding facility in which the breeder deer was born and unique to that breeder deer.

Source Note:The provisions of this §65.601 adopted to be effective December 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 9571; amended to be effective March 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 2329; amended to be effective August 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 6028; amended to be effective May 23, 2006, 31 TexReg 4227; amended to be effective March 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 2548.