1. (a) Deer obtained from the wild under the authority of a permit or letter of authority issued pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter C, E, or R shall not be commingled with deer held in a permitted scientific breeder facility.
2. (b) A person commits an offense if that person places or holds deer in captivity at any place or on any property other than property for which a scientific breeder's permit, or a permit authorized under other provisions of this title or Parks and Wildlife Code, is issued, except that a permittee may transport and temporarily hold deer at another location for breeding, nursing, or veterinary purposes as provided in this subchapter.
3. (c) No live deer taken from the wild may be possessed under a scientific breeder's permit or held in a scientific breeder's facility.
4. (d) No deer shall be held in a trailer or other vehicle of any type except for the purpose of immediate transportation from one location to another.
5. (e) Possession of a scientific breeder's permit is not a defense to prosecution under any statute prohibiting abuse of animals.
6. (f) No scientific breeder shall hunt or kill, or allow the hunting or killing of deer held pursuant to this subchapter.
7. (g) No scientific breeder shall exceed the number of deer allowable for the permitted facility, as specified by the department on the scientific breeder's permit.
8. (h) No person may sell deer to another person unless either the purchaser or the seller possesses a purchase permit valid for that specific transaction.
9. (i) Except as provided in this subsection, no person may possess a deer acquired from an out-of-state source. This subsection does not apply to deer lawfully obtained prior to the effective date of this subsection.

Source Note:The provisions of this §65.611 adopted to be effective December 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 9571; amended to be effective March 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 2329; amended to be effective December 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 11784; amended to be effective June 21, 2005, 30 TexReg 3595.