(a) The department must provide written notice of an order to destroy deer to a permit holder before the department may destroy any of the deer covered by the permit holder’s permit.
(b) A notice provided under this section must be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the permit holder and must contain:
(1) the date of destruction, which may not be sooner than the 10th day after the date of the notice;
(2) an explanation of any access restrictions imposed on the facility or acreage covered by the permit during the destruction of the deer; and
(3) an explanation of the reasons for the destruction, including the results of any epidemiological assessment conducted under § 43.953(a) applicable to the deer that are the subject of the notice.

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Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 43.954


(c) The permit holder may waive the notice requirements of this section.