Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site.

SB 2031 allows owners of registered breeder deer release sites to remove surrounding fences under specific conditions. To qualify, owners must wait at least five years since the last deer release, notify adjacent landowners, and ensure the site has no significant connection to a facility with chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department must certify the absence of CWD at strict confidence levels - 95% for sites with no CWD connection or 99% for sites with a trace connection to a CWD facility - based on testing and compliance records. The law takes effect on September 1, 2025.