PART 2. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

CHAPTER 65. WILDLIFE

SUBCHAPTER B. DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE

DIVISION 1. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD)

31 TAC §§65.81, 65.82, 65.85, 65.88

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in a duly noticed meeting on May 23, 2024 adopted amendments to 31 TAC §§65.81, 65.82, 65.85, and 65.88, concerning Disease Detection and Response. The amendments to §65.82 and §65.88 are adopted with changes to the proposed text as published in the April 19, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 2395). The amendments to §65.81 and §65.85 are adopted without change and will not be republished.

The change to §65.82 restores language inadvertently indicated for removal in order to preserve the grammatical consistency of the statement of the section's applicability and alters language in the roadway description in paragraph (1)(B) to eliminate confusing references to roadway intersections in the boundary description. The change is nonsubstantive.

The change to §65.88, concerning Deer Carcass Movement Restrictions, adds the article "a" to subsection (c)(6)(B) for purposes of making the provision grammatically correct. The change is nonsubstantive. The change also retains the provisions of former subsection (b)(1)-(7), which were inadvertently indicated for removal. The provisions provide exceptions to the prohibition of the transport and possession of parts of susceptible species brought into Texas from places where CWD has been detected in free-ranging of captive herds.

The amendments function collectively to refine surveillance efforts as part of the agency's effort to manage chronic wasting disease (CWD).

CWD is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects some cervid species, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, red deer, sika, and their hybrids (referred to collectively as susceptible species). It is classified as a TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathy), a family of diseases that includes scrapie (found in sheep), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, found in cattle and commonly known as "Mad Cow Disease"), and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) in humans.

Much remains unknown about CWD, although robust efforts to increase knowledge are underway in many states and countries. The peculiarities of its transmission (how it is passed from animal to animal), infection rate (the frequency of occurrence through time or other comparative standard), incubation period (the time from exposure to clinical manifestation), and potential for transmission to other species are still being investigated. Currently, scientific evidence suggests that CWD has zoonotic potential; however, no confirmed cases of CWD have been found in humans. Consequently, both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization strongly recommend testing animals taken in areas where CWD exists, and if positive, recommend not consuming the meat. What is known is that CWD is invariably fatal to certain species of cervids and is transmitted both directly (through animal-to-animal contact) and indirectly (through environmental contamination). If CWD is not contained and controlled, the implications of the disease for Texas and its multi-billion-dollar ranching, hunting, wildlife management, and real estate economies could be significant.

The department has engaged in several rulemakings over the years to address the threat posed by CWD, including rules to designate a system of zones in areas where CWD has been confirmed. The purpose of those CWD zones is to determine the geographic extent and prevalence of the disease while containing it by limiting the unnatural movement of live CWD-susceptible species as well as the movement of carcass parts.

The department's response to the emergence of CWD in captive and free-ranging populations is guided by the department's CWD Management Plan (Plan) https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/diseases/cwd/plan.phtml. Developed in 2012 in consultation with the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), other governmental entities and conservation organizations, and various advisory groups consisting of landowners, hunters, deer managers, veterinarians, and epidemiologists, the Plan sets forth the department's CWD management strategies and informs regulatory responses to the detection of the disease in captive and free-ranging cervid populations in the State of Texas. The Plan is intended to be dynamic; in fact, it must be so in order to accommodate the growing understanding of the etiology, pathology, and epidemiology of the disease and the potential management pathways that emerge as it becomes better understood through time. The Plan proceeds from the premise that disease surveillance and active management of CWD once it is detected are critical to containing it on the landscape.

The commission has directed staff to investigate methods to reduce the geographical extent of management zones and reduce the inconvenience and confusion created for hunters and landowners. Once CWD is found in a free-ranging deer, disease management becomes much more difficult compared to the discovery of CWD positive animals in deer breeding facilities (because the deer are being held in captivity). This means that CWD zones for infected free-ranging populations are likely to remain and grow over time. To alleviate this issue, staff has developed a periodic, voluntary sampling approach which, in concert with the statewide carcass processing and disposal requirements described in the amendment to §65.88, concerning Deer Carcass Movement and Disposal Restrictions, is intended to allow the department to discharge its statutory duty to conserve and protect deer resources while reducing the regulatory footprint associated with the current rule framework. Under this periodic, voluntary sampling approach, a CZ and/or SZ established in response to a CWD detection would result in an initial period during which testing of all hunter-harvested deer (at department expense) would be mandatory, followed by a specified time period (e.g. three years) of voluntary sampling of hunter-harvested deer, followed by a year of mandatory testing, and repeating the cycle of voluntary and mandatory sampling. If no additional positive deer are discovered, this pattern would be repeated until the surveillance metrics provide a reasonable assurance that CWD is not present on the landscape; however, subsequent detections in areas around a CZ may necessitate resumption of mandatory testing to better characterize the distribution and prevalence in this newly affected area.

The amendment to §65.81, concerning Containment Zones; Restrictions, expands the geographical extent of CZ 2 in the Panhandle in response to additional detections of CWD in free-range mule deer. The amendment also removes mandatory check station requirements in CZs 1 (Hudspeth and Culberson counties), 2 (Deaf Smith, Oldham, and Hartley counties), 3 (Medina and Uvalde counties), 4 (Val Verde County), 5 (Lubbock County), and 6 (Kimble County) and implements voluntary check station measures beginning September 1, 2024. The department has determined that adequate disease surveillance in those zones has been achieved, that the extent or prevalence of CWD is known, and that voluntary surveillance measure can be implemented on an alternating basis with mandatory surveillance measures in those zones.

Similarly, the amendment to §65.82, concerning Surveillance Zones; Restrictions, replaces mandatory check station requirements with voluntary measures in SZ (Surveillance Zone) 1 (Culberson and Hudspeth counties), 3 (Medina and Uvalde counties), 4 (Val Verde County), 5 (Kimble County), and 6 (Garza, Lynn, Lubbock, and Crosby counties). The commission has directed staff to investigate new approaches to the process for the delineation of SZ parameters. Under current methodology, when CWD is detected in a deer breeding facility, a SZ is created, consisting of the area within a distance of two miles from the external perimeter of the property where the breeding facility was located (including all properties wholly or partially within those boundaries). Because properties where breeding facilities are located can be irregularly shaped and vary widely in size, surveillance zone boundaries therefore vary in shape and geographical extent accordingly. The amendments modify current SZs to reflect a two-mile radius around a deer breeding facility (the physical facility, not the boundaries of the property where the facility is located) where CWD is detected (i.e., a zone boundary can bisect a property, which wasn't the case prior to his rulemaking). The department believes that although this approach would reduce the efficacy of SZs to provide a high degree of surveillance, it should reduce confusion for hunters and landowners while providing some ability for the detection of CWD if it were present or should it have spread from the positive facilities to the surrounding landscape.

The amendment also eliminates SZ 10 and SZ 11 in Uvalde County and SZ 12 in Limestone County. The department has determined that the risk mitigation strategies implemented in the CWD-positive deer breeding facilities that precipitated those zones designations have significantly reduced the risk that CWD was or will be spread to nearby populations. The affected deer breeders accepted herd plan agreements with the department, TAHC, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and were able to mitigate disease transmission via depopulation, enhanced disease surveillance, targeted culling of exposed animals, and cleaning and disinfection, among other methods. In the CZs caused by CWD detections in deer breeding facilities and the permittees have not instituted such measures, it is not possible to eliminate SZ designations.

The amendment to §65.85, concerning Mandatory Check Stations, provides for the establishment of voluntary check stations and procedures within CWD management zones. As discussed earlier in this preamble, this rulemaking implements voluntary procedures for testing hunter-harvested deer in certain zones (provided certain criteria are satisfied). The amendment also retitles the section accordingly.

The amendment to §65.88, concerning Deer Carcass Movement Restrictions, creates additional options governing the post-harvest transportation of deer and establishes statewide carcass disposal standards. Because CWD prions (the infectious agents that causes CWD) are transmissible via the tissues of infected animals, especially brain, spinal cord, and viscera, the department believes that care should be taken with respect to the treatment of carcasses, especially carcasses of animals taken within any CWD management zone. Under current rule, a deer taken in a CWD management zone cannot be transported from the zone unless it has been processed as required by the section and transported to a final destination (the possessor's permanent residence or cold storage/processing facility) or taxidermist, unless it has first been presented at a department check station for tissue sample removal, which allows the department to conduct disease surveillance and provides a method for notifying hunters in the event that a hunter-harvested animal has tested positive for CWD. The department has determined that the current rules can be modified to allow the carcass of a harvested deer to be deboned at the location where harvest occurred (which is currently unlawful unless exempt as authorized under the provisions of §65.10, concerning Possession of Wildlife Resources), provided the meat is not processed beyond the removal of whole muscles from the bone, the meat is packaged in such a fashion that meat from multiple deer is not commingled, proof-of-sex and any required tag accompanies the meat to a final destination, and the remainder of the carcass remains at the harvest location.

The amendment also imposes statewide carcass disposal measures that apply only to carcasses transported from the location of harvest elsewhere (i.e., not separated into quarters or deboned at the harvest location prior to transport), which requires all deer parts not retained for cooking, storage, or taxidermy purposes to be disposed of (directly or indirectly) at a landfill permitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to receive such wastes, interment at a depth of no less than three feet below the natural surface of the ground and covered with at least three feet of earthen material, or by being returned to the property where the animal was harvested. The department has determined that in light of the recent spate of CWD detections in free-ranging deer and in deer breeding facilities (which are extensively epidemiologically interconnected and the source of deer released at hundreds of locations across the state), a statewide carcass disposal rule will be beneficial by limiting and ideally eliminating the careless, haphazard, or inadequate disposal of potentially infectious tissues, thus mitigating the potential spread of CWD.

The department received 37 comments opposing adoption of the proposed rules. Of those comments, 22 provided a reason or rationale for opposing adoption. Those comments, accompanied by the department's response to each, follow.

A number of comments (7) addressed topics that are not germane to the subject of this rulemaking, such as existing rules prescribing disease management standards and protocols within deer breeding facilities. This rulemaking addresses CWD management actions with respect to free-ranging populations and hunter-harvested animals, and only tangentially implicates deer breeders and deer breeding (because the affected sections also contain standards for transportation of live deer under department permits within and/or beyond CWD management zones, which includes transfers of deer by deer breeders), none of which are affected by this rulemaking. Thus, existing regulations concerning disease management within deer breeding facilities are per se beyond the scope of this rulemaking and comments regarding those rules are therefore not germane.

One commenter opposed adoption, described the department as being analogous to a troupe of traditional circus entertainers known for wigs, large shoes, and extensive facial paint, and provided a protracted statement repeating various definitively debunked claims regarding the existence, pathogenicity, lethality, and harmful potential of CWD, finally alleging that the department's actual intent is not to protect the state's deer but to destroy deer breeders and deer breeding in the state. The department disagrees with the comment and responds that although it is only tangentially related to the subject of the rulemaking (since deer breeders are minimally affected by CWD management zones, both numerically and operationally), the department reiterates once again the following undisputable facts: CWD is a real disease, it is always fatal to certain species of cervids, it has been spreading in Texas for over a decade, and it has been conclusively proven to have killed hundreds of deer in this state, the overwhelming majority of which were in deer breeding facilities. The department further responds that its sole objective with respect to CWD management is the protection of free-ranging and captive populations of a public resource. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated that the carcass movement provisions as proposed were not stringent enough. The department disagrees with the comment and responds that the task facing the department with respect to CWD management in free-ranging settings is the need to balance effective measures to retard and if possible stop the spread of CWD against the impacts of those measures to hunters and landowners. The movement of live deer by human agency is known to present the greatest risk for transmitting CWD, is known to have exposed and infected several deer breeding facilities across Texas and, in terms of free-ranging deer, facilitated more localized transmission. The likelihood of transmission by means of the carcasses of free-ranging deer is believed to be comparatively small (although not zero), particularly in locations that are not near known CWD outbreaks. Thus, the department is confident that the rules as adopted do not present an unacceptable risk of the spread of CWD via the carcasses or remains of hunter-harvested deer. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated that CWD zones "have had little to no effect on the spread of CWD" because the number of cases continues to rise and the state "needs a comprehensive strategy with regards to CWD, not "band-aid" solutions to stop a ruptured artery." The commenter stated that CWD "has shown up in wild populations segregated from deer breeding facilities/operations" and "[G]enetically superior (CWD resistant) deer studies need to be reviewed with an open and objective evaluation." The department disagrees with the comment and responds, first, that CWD management zones are not in and of themselves capable of stopping the spread of CWD - they are simply areas surrounding the locations of known infections, within which heightened surveillance measures are employed to determine the prevalence and extent of disease progression. The department also disagrees that its CWD management strategies are analogous to the employment of superficial measures to address acute trauma, noting once again that disease management realities with respect to free-ranging populations are distinctly different and separate from those of captive populations and it is pointless to compare the two. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated that it is absurd for the state to impose carcass movement and disposal restrictions for areas of the state where CWD has not been discovered, but continues to "allow unchecked live transport of captive deer which is the primary vector of introduction of CWD into new areas of the state." The commenter stated that the transport of live cervids should be prohibited and that "reducing surveillance and containment zones is not going to improve how we monitor the spread of CWD between animals in free-ranging populations." The department disagrees with the comment and responds that carcass and disposal regulations are a prudent response to the reasonable probability that CWD exists undiscovered somewhere in the state and function not only to retard the spread of CWD from places where it exists but has not yet been detected, but to create good habits for hunters and landowners moving forward. The department also responds that the transport of live deer is not "unchecked," because deer in Texas can be transported live only by deer breeders permitted by the department and then only in compliance with disease surveillance measures. The department agrees that reducing the geographical extent of CWD management zones, from a purely epidemiological perspective, necessarily reduces the confidence that surveillance will quickly detect CWD if it is present, but the department believes that the rules as adopted provide sufficient confidence that the essential function of CWD management zones is not compromised. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated, ", _voluntary_ does not work!". The department agrees with the comment and responds that a system of alternating periods of voluntary testing and mandatory testing should provide reasonable confidence that adequate surveillance is occurring. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated specific disagreement with "[n]ot being able to place more than one animal's quarters in a single container (cooler). That is not feasible for most folks, and is not practical." The department disagrees with the comment and responds that the rules as adopted do not establish a ratio of harvested deer per container, but do require meat from individual animals to be kept separate. Thus, a cooler may contain meat from any number of deer, but the meat from each deer must in a separate package, which is necessary for department enforcement personnel (and landowners) to verify compliance with bag limits. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated that the rules should be republished with maps depicting the CZs and SZs instead of latitude/longitude coordinate pairs. The department disagrees with the comment and responds that latitude/longitude descriptions of CWD management zones are the legal definition of the areas to which certain department regulations apply and are necessary for enforcement purposes, but maps of management zones are readily and easily accessible on the department website and by downloading the My Texas Hunt Harvest software application to a smartphone or tablet. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated that "[Z]ones are not needed to govern the movement or testing of deer. They are punitive and harmful to landowners, land values, hunters, and hunting opportunity. Zones harm the relationship between landowners and the department." The department disagrees with the comment and responds that CWD management zones are the easiest and simplest method for the department to quickly determine the prevalence and spread of the disease in an area when it is detected, and to keep the public informed about where the disease has been detected. The department disagrees that the characterization of CWD zones as punitive is accurate, as they are not intended to penalize undesirable behavior or conduct. Further, despite numerous claims of harm to landowners, land values, hunters, and hunting opportunity, the department is not aware of any factual evidence to support such accusations and responds that the true threat to land values and hunting in Texas is posed by CWD and its spread, not department efforts to contain it and educate the public to protect a publicly owned resource. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption of the proposed carcass movement and disposal standards, stating that there is confusion "[b]etween hunters and landowners on what this carcass disposal restriction package includes, potentially threatening hunter attitudes and challenging compliance." The commenter went on to state that there has been very little information shared about how these carcass disposal rules would be communicated to the hunting public and that education and voluntary cooperation should always be prioritized as an alternative to new regulations. The commenter continued, stating that the department should create "a set of Best Management Practices, paired with an education campaign detailing how proper movement and disposal actions suppress disease spread in Texas," to achieve "intended goals without the burden of regulation." The department disagrees with the comment and responds that the rules as adopted are not a burden and shouldn't confuse anyone because they actually represent liberalization and simplification of existing standards governing the post-harvest possession of deer, making it easier for hunters to comply with the law and more rather than less likely to encounter difficulties. The department further responds that with over a century of experience conserving and managing the wildlife resources of Texas on behalf of and for the enjoyment of the people of the state and in communicating regulations to that public, it more than understands the value of communication with the public it serves and will engage in pronounced efforts to inform and educate the public about the carcass movement and disposal restrictions, including via social media and specialized web pages and applications in addition to traditional education and outreach avenues. Finally, the department notes that fortunately or unfortunately, enforceable rules are necessary to deal with the very small portion of the population who consciously choose to be unscrupulous. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter stated that a line on a piece of paper doesn't contain anything, that CWD zones should be eliminated, that the entire state should be an SZ, that a high fence at the commenter's deer breeding facility protects all deer in the state of Texas, that the department admits that even in the areas of the state with the highest prevalence of CWD there is no need for testing, research, or new data because the deer breeders do it for the department by testing 100 percent of mortalities, that CWD has always been in Texas, and that "if you test enough, you will find it." The commenter also stated that "if someone wants to have a deer tested, that should be their choice, rather than forcing them to do so when there is no evidence that any harm would come to anyone who would come into contact with CWD," and further stated "the fear-mongering must stop." The department disagrees with the comment and responds that the term "containment zone" refers to a department-defined geographic area in this state within which CWD has been detected or the department has determined, using the best available science and data, that CWD detection is probable" and is not intended to act as an actual physical barrier to the transmission of CWD. A CZ is simply an area calculated by scientific method to be appropriate for the implementation of heightened surveillance measures in order to quickly determine the prevalence and distribution of the disease. The department further disagrees that a high fence at a single location serves as any appreciable kind of protection from CWD for deer populations anywhere, let alone a state the size of Texas, and observes that if this indeed were the case, the documented spread of CWD from multiple deer breeding facilities would not have occurred and more than 20 years of department efforts to combat the disease would not have been necessary. The department also responds yet again that captive populations present intrinsically and systematically different realities with respect to disease management in comparison to free ranging populations and the two cannot and should not be epidemiologically equated. In any case, the rules do not contemplate disease management standards within deer breeding facilities; thus, the portion of the comment related to deer breeding is therefore not germane. The department also disagrees that the entire state should be a surveillance zone, as there is no logical reason to direct finite and limited resources to heightened surveillance in places where there is no immediate, physical evidence to suspect the presence of CWD. The department also responds once again that whether or not CWD has always been present in Texas is irrelevant; it is here now and it is spreading. The department also responds once more, with regards to the oft-repeated logical fallacy that looking for something diligently enough will always result in finding it, that the presence or absence of CWD is not a function of the intensity of surveillance; CWD is either present or it is not, independent of surveillance effort. To maintain otherwise is to create the logical proposition that if surveillance efforts were not conducted at all, CWD would cease to exist, which is demonstrably not true. The department is charged with protecting and conserving a public resource, in this case deer in captive and free-ranging populations; thus, since CWD is a proven threat to that resource, the department must do its best to stop it from spreading by heightening surveillance at locations where it has been detected, which is completely appropriate. Finally, the department responds that although there is no evidence at the current time of zoonotic transmission of CWD to humans, the present and most pressing threat is to deer, the communication of the presence and seriousness of that threat is not "fear-mongering" but rather, an appropriate and responsible notification to the public that the department serves. The department further responds that the height of irresponsibility would be for the department to have knowledge as to where CWD exists and fail to inform landowners, hunters, and the public in general about the discovery. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

Three commenters opposed adoption and stated in various ways that the department was employing a double standard in that some CWD management zones are being transitioned from mandatory to voluntary testing of hunter-harvested deer because by the department's own admission "they know CWD is there," yet the department does not apply that standard to positive deer breeding facilities." The department disagrees with the comments and responds that the commenters appear to be confusing or conflating several different disease-management scenarios. The commenter is attempting to equate two discrete, non-comparable disease management scenarios, which the department has repeatedly emphasized is a scientifically flawed practice. As noted repeatedly in this and many other rulemakings, the epidemiological realities of captive versus free-ranging populations are not comparable, and this is especially important to understand in the context of deer breeding operations, most if not all of which receive and translocate deer over distances much greater than those travelled by free-ranging deer in their natural ranges. In those zones where the department is confident that the disease risk is acceptable (zones in which long-term surveillance has produced statistical confidence that prevalence and distribution are zero, as well as zones in which surveillance, in addition to prompt and effective mitigation efforts at an index facility (if the cause of the zone was detection in a deer breeding facility) yield confidence that CWD is not on the landscape), the department believes the testing of hunter-harvested deer can be allowed on a voluntary basis, particularly in light of the carcass movement and disposal measures also adopted as part of this rulemaking. Testing within deer breeding facilities, however, must be mandatory under all circumstances. A typical deer breeding operation can receive up to hundreds of deer from other deer breeders, commingle them, and then ship hundreds of commingled deer to other deer breeders or release sites. Thus, when CWD is detected in a deer breeding facility, or a deer breeding facility becomes epidemiologically linked to a positive facility, there is a greatly magnified risk for it to be spread much farther and to more locations as compared to free-ranging deer limited by natural movement within a home range. A deer breeding facility where CWD has been detected is a disease risk forever. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated that CWD zones are unnecessary because deer breeding facilities are automatically prohibited from transferring deer when a positive is detected and heavily monitored under a herd plan. The commenter stated that the department creates CWD zones "for appearance's sake" instead of finding solutions, that CWD management zones "play on a placebo effect" because they seem like a solution but really aren't and negatively affect land values and hunting. The department disagrees with the comment and responds that while it is true that the first order of epidemiological business when CWD is discovered in a deer breeding facility is to place the facility in quarantine, the next is to begin heightened surveillance in the area surrounding the breeding facility in order to ascertain if CWD has escaped or is otherwise present in surrounding free-ranging deer populations, and if so, to what effect. This is because fences are not absolutely effective barriers against disease transmission, CWD in particular, which is known to be spread via environmental contamination as well as by physical contact through fences. The department also responds that disease monitoring under a herd plan is only slightly more intensive than that required under department rules, and CWD has been detected in breeding facilities with herd plans. In any case, monitoring within breeding facilities is not the subject of the rulemaking and thus this portion of the comment is not germane. The department further responds that CWD zones are not intended to be "a solution" to CWD, but are simply a management measure designed to provide important biological information regarding the prevalence and distribution of the disease, if it is present. Finally, despite many allegations of harm to land values and hunting caused by the designation of CWD management zones, the department is not aware of any credible data or evidence that would lend credence to the accusations and responds that it is illogical to posit that the disease itself is not as dangerous as the attempt to control it. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

One commenter opposed adoption and stated that ranchers should not have to bear the burden of disposing of carcasses harvested on their property and the entire animal should be removed because remains of deer are an attractant to predators and feral hogs. The department disagrees that the rules require any parts of harvested deer to remain at the site of harvest and responds that although hunters and landowners are encouraged to leave potentially infectious remains at the site of harvest, it is not a requirement. No changes were made as a result of the comment.

Several comments were incoherent and therefore are not germane; those comments were disregarded.

Several comments were or contained personal attacks aimed at department staff, which the department determined did not articulate any rational connection to the rules being deliberated. Those comments are therefore not germane and neither require nor merit a response.

The Deer Breeder Corporation, The Texas Deer Association, The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, and The Texas Wildlife Association commented in support of adoption of the rules.

The amendments are adopted under the authority of Parks and Wildlife Code, §42.0177, 42.0177, which authorizes the commission to modify or eliminate the tagging, carcass, final destination, or final processing requirements or provisions of §§42.001, 42.018, 42.0185, 42.019, or 42.020, or other similar requirements or provisions in Chapter 42; Chapter 43, Subchapter L, which authorizes the commission to make regulations governing the possession, transfer, purchase, sale, of breeder deer held under the authority of the subchapter; and §61.021, which provides that no person may possess a game animal at any time or in any place except as permitted under a proclamation of the commission.

§65.82.Surveillance Zones; Restrictions.

The areas described in paragraph (1) of this section are SZs and the provisions of this subchapter applicable to SZs apply within the described areas.

(1) Surveillance Zones.

(A) Surveillance Zone 1: That portion of the state lying within a line beginning where U.S. 285 enters from the State of New Mexico in Reeves County; thence southeast along U.S. 285 to R.M. 652; thence west along R.M. 652 to Rustler Springs Rd./FM 3541 in Culberson County; thence south along Rustler Springs Rd./F.M. 3541 to F.M. 2185; thence south along F.M. 2185 to Nevel Road; thence west along Nevel Road to County Road 501; thence south along County Road 501 to Weatherby Road; thence south along Weatherby Road to F.M. 2185; thence southwest along to F.M. 2185 to S.H. 54; thence south on S.H. 54 to U.S. 90; thence south along U.S. 90 to the Culberson County line; thence southwest along the Culberson County line to the Rio Grande River in Hudspeth County; thence north along the Rio Grande to F.M. 1088; thence northeast along F.M. 1088 to S.H. 20; thence southeast along S.H. 20 to I.H. 10; thence southeast along I.H. 10 to F.M 1111; thence north on F.M. 1111 to U.S. 62/180; thence east and north along U.S. 62/180 to the New Mexico state line in Culberson County. Beginning September 1, 2024, voluntary check stations and procedures take effect in this zone and there are no mandatory check station requirements.

(B) Surveillance Zone 2. That portion of the state not within the CZ described in §65.81(1)(B) of this title (relating to Containment Zones; Restrictions) lying within a line beginning at the New Mexico state line where F.M. 1058 enters Texas in Deaf Smith County; thence east along F.M 1058 to U.S. 60 in Randall County; thence north along U.S. 60 to U.S. 87; thence south along U.S. 87 to S.H. 217 in Canyon; thence east along S.H. 217 to F.M. 1541; thence north along F.M. 1541 to Loop 335; thence east and north along Loop 335 to S.H. 136; thence northeast along S.H. 136 to F.M. 687; thence north along F.M. 687 to F.M. 1319 in Hutchinson County; thence northwest along F.M. 1319 to F.M. 913; thence north along F.M. 913 to S.H. 152; thence west along S.H. 152 to the intersection of F.M. 1060; thence north along F.M. 1060 to F.M. 1573; thence north along F.M. 1573 to S.H. 15; thence northwest along S.H. 15 to the intersection of S.H. 15 and F.M. 1290; thence north along F.M. 1290 in Sherman County to the Oklahoma state line.

(C) Surveillance Zone 3. That portion of the state not within the CZ described in §65.81(1)(C) of this title (relating to Containment Zones; Restrictions) lying within a line beginning at the intersection of F.M. 1250 and U.S. Highway 90 in Hondo in Medina County; thence west along U.S. Highway 90 to the Sabinal River in Uvalde County; thence north along the Sabinal River to F.M. 187; thence north along F.M. 187 to F.M. 470 in Bandera County; thence east along F.M. 470 to Tarpley in Bandera County; thence south along F.M. 462 to 18th Street in Hondo; thence east along 18th Street to State Highway 173; thence south along State Highway 173 to U.S. Highway 90; thence west along U.S. Highway 90 to Avenue E (F.M. 462); thence south along Avenue E (F.M. 462) to F.M. 1250; thence west along F.M 1250 to U.S. Highway 90. Beginning September 1, 2024, voluntary check stations and procedures take effect in this zone and there are no mandatory check station requirements.

(D) Surveillance Zone 4: That portion of the state lying within a line beginning in Val Verde County at the confluence of Sycamore Creek and the Rio Grande River (29.242341°, -100.793906°); thence northeast along Sycamore Creek to U.S. 277; thence northwest on U.S. 277 to Loop 79; thence north along Loop 79 to the Union Pacific Railroad; thence east along the Union Pacific Railroad to Liberty Drive (north entrance to Laughlin Air Force Base); thence north along Liberty Drive to U.S. 90; thence west along U.S. 90 to Loop 79; thence north along Loop 79 to the American Electric Power (AEP) Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line (29.415542°, -100.847993°); thence north along the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line to a point where the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line turns northwest (29.528552°, -100.871618°); thence northwest along the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road 138kV transmission line to the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road maintenance road (29.569259°, -100.984758°); thence along the AEP Ft. Lancaster-to-Hamilton Road maintenance road to Spur 406; thence northwest along Spur 406 to U.S. 90; thence south along U.S. 90 to Box Canyon Drive; thence west along Box Canyon Drive to Bluebonnet Drive; thence southwest along Bluebonnet Drive to Lake Drive; thence south along Lake Drive to Lake Amistad (29.513298°, -101.172454°), thence southeast along the International Boundary to the International Boundary at the Lake Amistad dam; thence southeast along the Rio Grande River to the confluence of Sycamore Creek (29.242341°, -100.793906°). Beginning September 1, 2024, voluntary check stations and procedures take effect in this zone and there are no mandatory check station requirements.

(E) Surveillance Zone 5: That portion of the state lying within the boundaries of a line beginning on U.S. 83 at the Kerr/Kimble County line; thence north along U.S. 83 to I.H. 10; thence northwest along I.H. 10 to South State Loop 481; thence west along South State Loop 481 to the city limit of Junction in Kimble County; thence following the Junction city limit so as to circumscribe the city of Junction before intersecting with F.M. 2169; thence east along F.M. 2169 to County Road (C.R.) 410; thence east along C.R. 410 to C.R. 412; thence south along C.R. 412 to C.R. 470; thence east along C.R. 470 to C.R. 420; thence south along C.R. 420 to F.M. 479; thence east along F.M. 479 to C.R. 443; thence south along C.R. 443 to U.S. 290; thence west along U.S. 290 to I.H. 10; thence southeast along I.H. 10 to the Kerr/Kimble County line; thence west along the Kerr/Kimble County line to U.S. 83. Beginning September 1, 2024, voluntary check stations and procedures take effect in this zone and there are no mandatory check station requirements.

(F) Surveillance Zone 6: That portion of the state within the boundaries of a line beginning at the intersection of State Highway (S.H.) 207 and Farm to Market (F.M.) 211 in Garza County; thence west along F.M. 211 to U.S. Highway (U.S.) 87 in Lynn County; thence north along U.S. 87 to F.M. 41 in Lubbock County; thence west along F.M. 41 to F.M. 179; thence north along F.M. 179 to F.M. 2641; thence east along F.M. 2641 to U.S. 62/82; thence east along U.S. 62/82 to S.H. 207 in Crosby County; thence south along S.H. 207 to F.M. 211 in Garza County. Beginning September 1, 2024, voluntary check stations and procedures take effect in this zone and there are no mandatory check station requirements.

(G) Surveillance Zone 7: That portion of the state lying within the boundaries of a line beginning at the intersection of S.H. 205 and U.S. Hwy. 80 in Kaufman County; thence east along U.S. 80 to North 4th Street in Wills Point in Van Zandt County; thence north along North 4th Street to F.M. 751; thence north along F.M. 751 to the south shoreline of Lake Tawakoni in Hunt County; thence west and north along the Lake Tawakoni shoreline to the confluence of Caddo Creek; thence northwest along Caddo Creek to West Caddo Creek; thence northwest along West Caddo Creek to I.H. 30; thence southwest along I.H. 30 to F.M. 548 in Rockwall County; thence southeast along F.M. 548 to S.H. 205 in Kaufman County; thence southeast along S.H. 205 to US Hwy. 80.

(H) Surveillance Zone 8. SZ 8 is that portion of Duval County lying within the area described by the following latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: -98.26853300300, 28.03848933420; -98.26589894960, 28.03870362130; -98.26382666860, 28.03873495650; -98.26168570770, 28.03864289040; -98.25955612520, 28.03842674530; -98.25744704830, 28.03808744760; -98.25536751610, 28.03762645160; -98.25332644050, 28.03704573330; -98.25133256850, 28.03634778150; -98.24939444400, 28.03553558780; -98.24752037150, 28.03461263300; -98.24571838040, 28.03358287260; -98.24399619060, 28.03245071990; -98.24236117890, 28.03122102650; -98.24120596430, 28.03024641260; -98.23764719940, 28.02709399450; -98.23726160830, 28.02674663390; -98.23582165410, 28.02533802570; -98.23448864450, 28.02384885000; -98.23326828560, 28.02228548750; -98.23216580050, 28.02065463650; -98.23118590620, 28.01896328400; -98.23033279420, 28.01721867560; -98.22961011190, 28.01542828500; -98.22902094780, 28.01359978130; -98.22856781790, 28.01174099660; -98.22825265510, 28.00985989210; -98.22807680110, 28.00796452400; -98.22804100110, 28.00606300930; -98.22814540020, 28.00416349070; -98.22838954320, 28.00227410180; -98.22877237680, 28.00040293240; -98.22929225400, 27.99855799380; -98.22994694140, 27.99674718450; -98.23073362900, 27.99497825630; -98.23164894210, 27.99325878140; -98.23268895600, 27.99159611980; -98.23384921300, 27.98999738820; -98.23512474120, 27.98846942880; -98.23651007630, 27.98701878090; -98.23753363050, 27.98606014200; -98.23812756760, 27.98552859310; -98.23859321690, 27.98512010170; -98.24017990520, 27.98384233640; -98.24185729580, 27.98265940820; -98.24361820790, 27.98157637890; -98.24545510380, 27.98059788250; -98.24736012140, 27.97972810560; -98.24932510790, 27.97897076960; -98.25134165440, 27.97832911470; -98.25340113210, 27.97780588610; -98.25549472890, 27.97740332210; -98.25761348710, 27.97712314520; -98.25974834150, 27.97696655390; -98.26189015850, 27.97693421810; -98.26402977450, 27.97702627610; -98.26615803560, 27.97724233410; -98.26826583590, 27.97758146780; -98.27034415740, 27.97804222640; -98.27066337070, 27.97812448630; -98.27092531890, 27.97819327050; -98.27118842850, 27.97825846810; -98.27135329220, 27.97829973340; -98.27339325350, 27.97888012930; -98.27538611560, 27.97957769600; -98.27732335070, 27.98038944910; -98.27919666850, 27.98131191570; -98.28099805140, 27.98234114890; -98.28271978900, 27.98347274480; -98.28435451100, 27.98470186160; -98.28483623730, 27.98509663910; -98.28781024450, 27.98758316700; -98.28886928050, 27.98850974440; -98.29030945540, 27.98991769800; -98.29164285070, 27.99140623600; -98.29286375500, 27.99296898800; -98.29396693720, 27.99459926560; -98.29494766950, 27.99629009130; -98.29580174750, 27.99803422780; -98.29652550850, 27.99982420930; -98.29711584690, 28.00165237330; -98.29757022780, 28.00351089340; -98.29788669820, 28.00539181270; -98.29806389510, 28.00728707800; -98.29810105160, 28.00918857400; -98.29799800060, 28.01108815860; -98.29775517530, 28.01297769680; -98.29737360750, 28.01484909670; -98.29685492350, 28.01669434310; -98.29620133730, 28.01850553260; -98.29541564090, 28.02027490720; -98.29450119300, 28.02199488750; -98.29346190410, 28.02365810530; -98.29230222030, 28.02525743510; -98.29102710420, 28.02678602470; -98.28964201370, 28.02823732480; -98.28894971860, 28.02889554680; -98.28793108410, 28.02983443720; -98.28713422910, 28.03054400140; -98.28554739730, 28.03182241250; -98.28386969320, 28.03300597540; -98.28210830270, 28.03408961830; -98.28027077130, 28.03506869700; -98.27836497140, 28.03593901570; -98.27639906860, 28.03669684430; -98.27438148670, 28.03733893480; -98.27232087180, 28.03786253530; -98.27022605450, 28.03826540150; -98.26853300300, 28.03848933420; and -98.30155203260, 27.19694473190.

(I) Surveillance Zone 9. SZ 9 is that portion of Gillespie County lying within the area described by the following latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: -99.17478378900, 30.46880138780; -99.17344441450, 30.46875473420; -99.17125882380, 30.46855395780; -99.16909308530, 30.46822975280; -99.16695648100, 30.46778350870; -99.16485816800, 30.46721713810; -99.16280713850, 30.46653306830; -99.16081218160, 30.46573423120; -99.15888184570, 30.46482405040; -99.15702440140, 30.46380642650; -99.15524780620, 30.46268572050; -99.15355967030, 30.46146673500; -99.15196722430, 30.46015469360; -99.15047728760, 30.45875521840; -99.14909623960, 30.45727430570; -99.14782999240, 30.45571830090; -99.14754058130, 30.45533004290; -99.14746306940, 30.45522422140; -99.14737913880, 30.45512214090; -99.14666615810, 30.45421953130; -99.14552016870, 30.45259509050; -99.14449930200, 30.45090918460; -99.14360792440, 30.44916903590; -99.14284984730, 30.44738209890; -99.14222831040, 30.44555602770; -99.14174596790, 30.44369864410; -99.14140487770, 30.44181790320; -99.14120649220, 30.43992185970; -99.14115165250, 30.43801863350; -99.14124058490, 30.43611637480; -99.14147290000, 30.43422322880; -99.14183910100, 30.43238297250; -99.14228093660, 30.43052147810; -99.14228943000, 30.43048580720; -99.14280487320, 30.42863512920; -99.14345886600, 30.42681762430; -99.14424860080, 30.42504107350; -99.14517068970, 30.42331308160; -99.14622117840, 30.42164104540; -99.14739556410, 30.42003212150; -99.14868881410, 30.41849319630; -99.15009538800, 30.41703085620; -99.15160926100, 30.41565135950; -99.15322395010, 30.41436060960; -99.15493254160, 30.41316413010; -99.15672772090, 30.41206704070; -99.15860180360, 30.41107403590; -99.16054676840, 30.41018936450; -99.16255429170, 30.40941681180; -99.16461578260, 30.40875968330; -99.16672242000, 30.40822079030; -99.16886519010, 30.40780243860; -99.17103492510, 30.40750641780; -99.17322234170, 30.40733399470; -99.17541808170, 30.40728590660; -99.17761275110, 30.40736235950; -99.17979696040, 30.40756302630; -99.18196136490, 30.40788704830; -99.18409670430, 30.40833303950; -99.18567792280, 30.40874767180; -99.18751824900, 30.40927339910; -99.18803417430, 30.40942481140; -99.18935156880, 30.40984877450; -99.19034348260, 30.41018862290; -99.19107608130, 30.41044831580; -99.19307014000, 30.41124667690; -99.19499972170, 30.41215633730; -99.19615230570, 30.41278765840; -99.19620639260, 30.41277708640; -99.19837615560, 30.41248060080; -99.20056363650, 30.41230770900; -99.20194435170, 30.41226263510; -99.20294397540, 30.41224783970; -99.20375910010, 30.41224434870; -99.20595390550, 30.41232031430; -99.20813828700, 30.41252049610; -99.21030289910, 30.41284403770; -99.21243848060, 30.41328955480; -99.21453589440, 30.41385514140; -99.21658616590, 30.41453837770; -99.21858052200, 30.41533634050; -99.22051042800, 30.41624561550; -99.22236762440, 30.41726231240; -99.22414416220, 30.41838208070; -99.22583243650, 30.41960012900; -99.22742521940, 30.42091124510; -99.22891569080, 30.42230981840; -99.23029746770, 30.42378986360; -99.23156463130, 30.42534504660; -99.23271175250, 30.42696871150; -99.23373391520, 30.42865390870; -99.23462673770, 30.43039342500; -99.23538639090, 30.43217981430; -99.23566797250, 30.43295099130; -99.23627361300, 30.43469349280; -99.23661526880, 30.43574792950; -99.23709940920, 30.43760495300; -99.23744236180, 30.43948543700; -99.23764264990, 30.44138133010; -99.23767354770, 30.44192498970; -99.23771679110, 30.44286474130; -99.23774265160, 30.44422426630; -99.23765562690, 30.44612659270; -99.23742518280, 30.44801991460; -99.23705229760, 30.44989612370; -99.23653856000, 30.45174718450; -99.23588616240, 30.45356516890; -99.23509789140, 30.45534228970; -99.23417711610, 30.45707093470; -99.23312777380, 30.45874369860; -99.23195435340, 30.46035341530; -99.23066187600, 30.46189318830; -99.22925587340, 30.46335642070; -99.22774236480, 30.46473684280; -99.22612783100, 30.46602853980; -99.22441918620, 30.46722597680; -99.22262374890, 30.46832402250; -99.22074921030, 30.46931797130; -99.21880360140, 30.47020356380; -99.21679525840, 30.47097700450; -99.21473278710, 30.47163497880; -99.21281331370, 30.47213170240; -99.21178735520, 30.47236856230; -99.21159906630, 30.47241152500; -99.20945503820, 30.47283059610; -99.20728394300, 30.47312727140; -99.20509508580, 30.47330027910; -99.20289784810, 30.47334887790; -99.20070164730, 30.47327285940; -99.19851589650, 30.47307254950; -99.19695268740, 30.47285163110; -99.19569920060, 30.47264807900; -99.19509647960, 30.47254524850; -99.19295965810, 30.47209943930; -99.19086109690, 30.47153349580; -99.18880978940, 30.47084984340; -99.18681452600, 30.47005141230; -99.18488385620, 30.46914162430; -99.18306770850, 30.46814718790; -99.18219751820, 30.46831433920; -99.18002644100, 30.46861055100; -99.17783763790, 30.46878309150; -99.17778919240, 30.46878415320; -99.17564049000, 30.46883122140; and -99.17478378900, 30.46880138780.

(J) Surveillance Zone 13. SZ 13 is that portion of Zavala County lying within the area described by the following latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: -99.49644185690, 29.02417661150; -99.49562966350, 29.02412334320; -99.49393660130, 29.02396991650; -99.49180196360, 29.02365131550; -99.49083631250, 29.02344929880; -99.48969562220, 29.02321065280; -99.48762660400, 29.02264981740; -99.48560377590, 29.02197121270; -99.48363580610, 29.02117774740; -99.48173112710, 29.02027282200; -99.47989789960, 29.01926031480; -99.47814397740, 29.01814456490; -99.47647687370, 29.01693035390; -99.47490372870, 29.01562288470; -99.47343127950, 29.01422776020; -99.47206583050, 29.01275095820; -99.47081322730, 29.01119880640; -99.46967883080, 29.00957795500; -99.46866749500, 29.00789534810; -99.46797379780, 29.00655894600; -99.46771833640, 29.00603193930; -99.46752808670, 29.00563118690; -99.46677531270, 29.00384692620; -99.46637898190, 29.00272972640; -99.46593095580, 29.00137117720; -99.46570890210, 29.00066465370; -99.46522755050, 28.99880927960; -99.46488527500, 28.99693020200; -99.46468353340, 28.99503546850; -99.46462318140, 28.99313319330; -99.46470446910, 28.99123152270; -99.46492704020, 28.98933859940; -99.46528993350, 28.98746252860; -99.46579158710, 28.98561134250; -99.46642984560, 28.98379296650; -99.46720196900, 28.98201518510; -99.46810464460, 28.98028560840; -99.46913400180, 28.97861163980; -99.47028562810, 28.97700044430; -99.47155458850, 28.97545891780; -99.47293544650, 28.97399365780; -99.47442228750, 28.97261093490; -99.47600874410, 28.97131666650; -99.47768802360, 28.97011639080; -99.47945293670, 28.96901524400; -99.48129592860, 28.96801793770; -99.48320911090, 28.96712873900; -99.48518429580, 28.96635145260; -99.48721303080, 28.96568940400; -99.48928663490, 28.96514542580; -99.49139623540, 28.96472184510; -99.49353280620, 28.96442047420; -99.49568720610, 28.96424260250; -99.49785021770, 28.96418899080; -99.50001258690, 28.96425986860; -99.50070476990, 28.96430895700; -99.50164138890, 28.96438408740; -99.50222476060, 28.96442829400; -99.50384970280, 28.96458709060; -99.50598308400, 28.96490547770; -99.50808823700, 28.96534585460; -99.51015615440, 28.96590633740; -99.51217798800, 28.96658452800; -99.51414508630, 28.96737752500; -99.51604903110, 28.96828193540; -99.51788167410, 28.96929388970; -99.51963517120, 28.97040905800; -99.52130201620, 28.97162266860; -99.52287507310, 28.97292952830; -99.52434760620, 28.97432404490; -99.52571330930, 28.97580025050; -99.52696633260, 28.97735182770; -99.52810130760, 28.97897213590; -99.52911337060, 28.98065424020; -99.52999818300, 28.98239094070; -99.53054361870, 28.98364460250; -99.53071826050, 28.98407555150; -99.53092659400, 28.98460575220; -99.53154608850, 28.98642914040; -99.53202864370, 28.98828424880; -99.53237218580, 28.99016313510; -99.53257523590, 28.99205775510; -99.53263691620, 28.99395999620; -99.53255695450, 28.99586171300; -99.53233568470, 28.99775476190; -99.53213313940, 28.99880562870; -99.53197404640, 28.99963103560; -99.53147358020, 29.00148249840; -99.53083642190, 29.00330122050; -99.53006529290, 29.00507941140; -99.52916348920, 29.00680945430; -99.52813486700, 29.00848393790; -99.52698382650, 29.01009568860; -99.52571529300, 29.01163780120; -99.52518092540, 29.01220517850; -99.52455981130, 29.01296021160; -99.52317917810, 29.01442606720; -99.52169239120, 29.01580939560; -99.52010581680, 29.01710426940; -99.51842624950, 29.01830514000; -99.51666088320, 29.01940686120; -99.51481728020, 29.02040471170; -99.51290333880, 29.02129441520; -99.51092725940, 29.02207215860; -99.50889750950, 29.02273460860; -99.50682278710, 29.02327892610; -99.50471198330, 29.02370277810; -99.50257414450, 29.02400434790; -99.50041843310, 29.02418234300; -99.49825408830, 29.02423600050; and -99.49644185690, 29.02417661150.

(K) Surveillance Zone 14. SZ 14 is that portion of Gonzales County lying within the area described by the following latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: -97.36173045860, 29.73476487270; -97.35841999840, 29.73572909520; -97.35730985270, 29.73599790480; -97.35517442860, 29.73638574070; -97.35301449860, 29.73665082110; -97.35083932010, 29.73679200990; -97.34865821580, 29.73680870180; -97.34648053390, 29.73670082540; -97.34431560810, 29.73646884300; -97.34239990550, 29.73615743850; -97.34190649300, 29.73606412650; -97.34190671230, 29.73606324300; -97.34162234480, 29.73601040010; -97.34160197820, 29.73600641250; -97.34103384450, 29.73589501060; -97.33927419950, 29.73550573800; -97.33853955680, 29.73532449340; -97.33820790740, 29.73524104940; -97.33613652360, 29.73464478870; -97.33411428730, 29.73393153740; -97.33214986420, 29.73310435250; -97.33025167130, 29.73216677900; -97.32842784140, 29.73112283510; -97.32668618780, 29.72997699440; -97.32503417080, 29.72873416730; -97.32347886580, 29.72739967950; -97.32202693320, 29.72597924930; -97.32068458920, 29.72447896300; -97.31945757990, 29.72290524860; -97.31835115660, 29.72126484850; -97.31737005300, 29.71956479060; -97.31651846540, 29.71781235770; -97.31580003440, 29.71601505680; -97.31521783000, 29.71418058660; -97.31477433800, 29.71231680440; -97.31447144970, 29.71043169280; -97.31431045410, 29.70853332510; -97.31429203240, 29.70662983110; -97.31441625480, 29.70472936180; -97.31468258120, 29.70284005490; -97.31508986290, 29.70096999980; -97.31524008420, 29.70041109830; -97.31533867160, 29.70005991620; -97.31534933540, 29.70002085700; -97.31537721100, 29.69989042210; -97.31561952590, 29.69886022520; -97.31616598900, 29.69701742720; -97.31684930520, 29.69520977630; -97.31766654180, 29.69344501070; -97.31861419310, 29.69173068490; -97.31968819590, 29.69007413690; -97.32088394690, 29.68848245700; -97.32219632230, 29.68696245770; -97.32361969990, 29.68552064410; -97.32514798350, 29.68416318650; -97.32677462850, 29.68289589410; -97.32849267040, 29.68172418980; -97.33029475430, 29.68065308730; -97.33217316640, 29.67968716990; -97.33411986720, 29.67883057020; -97.33612652560, 29.67808695360; -97.33818455470, 29.67745950140; -97.34028514830, 29.67695089810; -97.34241931840, 29.67656331990; -97.34457793400, 29.67629842470; -97.34522764400, 29.67624315910; -97.34593132690, 29.67618937130; -97.34745544110, 29.67610354970; -97.34963517510, 29.67608687870; -97.35181149420, 29.67619469900; -97.35397508730, 29.67642654930; -97.35611669790, 29.67678143760; -97.35822716300, 29.67725784570; -97.36029745260, 29.67785373530; -97.36231870830, 29.67856655700; -97.36428228070, 29.67939326110; -97.36617976680, 29.68033031030; -97.36800304560, 29.68137369530; -97.36974431290, 29.68251895180; -97.37139611460, 29.68376117910; -97.37295137880, 29.68509506150; -97.37440344560, 29.68651489110; -97.37574609620, 29.68801459150; -97.37697357910, 29.68958774450; -97.37808063500, 29.69122761720; -97.37906251910, 29.69292719070; -97.37991502200, 29.69467919010; -97.38007233600, 29.69504149980; -97.38030924710, 29.69559828290; -97.38037069810, 29.69574389140; -97.38046237980, 29.69596292950; -97.38060775180, 29.69631023790; -97.38069661790, 29.69652254650; -97.38119733310, 29.69781155240; -97.38178069190, 29.69964571030; -97.38222541870, 29.70150925070; -97.38247087600, 29.70295005570; -97.38258525810, 29.70376040720; -97.38264398430, 29.70420454670; -97.38280631580, 29.70610282470; -97.38282608790, 29.70800630810; -97.38270320750, 29.70990684600; -97.38259967080, 29.71077223740; -97.38254300500, 29.71118588330; -97.38238152530, 29.71220994530; -97.38197549930, 29.71408022250; -97.38143019560, 29.71592331330; -97.38074794180, 29.71773132320; -97.37993165260, 29.71949650810; -97.37898481760, 29.72121130630; -97.37791148580, 29.72286837190; -97.37671624920, 29.72446060600; -97.37540422260, 29.72598118670; -97.37398102190, 29.72742359920; -97.37245274030, 29.72878166310; -97.37082592190, 29.73004955900; -97.36910753400, 29.73122185410; -97.36730493700, 29.73229352460; -97.36542585300, 29.73325997790; -97.36347833260, 29.73411707230; and -97.36173045860, 29.73476487270.

(L) Surveillance Zone 15. SZ 15 is that portion of Hamilton County lying within the area described by the following latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: -98.30890186100, 31.52080856360; -98.30794932010, 31.52111312350; -98.30663041230, 31.52160433670; -98.30453882930, 31.52224752590; -98.30240259180, 31.52277212140; -98.30023085480, 31.52317587480; -98.29838701260, 31.52342024630; -98.29779674970, 31.52348430330; -98.29744266270, 31.52352111120; -98.29522795990, 31.52367850440; -98.29300597870, 31.52371144540; -98.29078624260, 31.52361979290; -98.28857826560, 31.52340393970; -98.28639151120, 31.52306481110; -98.28423535150, 31.52260386050; -98.28211902720, 31.52202306340; -98.28005160800, 31.52132490900; -98.27804195320, 31.52051238950; -98.27609867410, 31.51958898700; -98.27423009660, 31.51855865880; -98.27244422590, 31.51742582020; -98.27074871200, 31.51619532570; -98.26915081680, 31.51487244810; -98.26765738290, 31.51346285570; -98.26627480470, 31.51197258840; -98.26500900050, 31.51040803120; -98.26386538780, 31.50877588720; -98.26284885940, 31.50708314880; -98.26196376320, 31.50533706750; -98.26123026400, 31.50358858940; -98.26116089640, 31.50340501280; -98.26108575260, 31.50322311290; -98.26077433900, 31.50243348340; -98.26042212550, 31.50143535020; -98.26025598810, 31.50093214120; -98.25999676100, 31.50010013920; -98.25952635350, 31.49823965550; -98.25919898190, 31.49635679210; -98.25905574040, 31.49503029550; -98.25902903550, 31.49470094170; -98.25898933510, 31.49413025900; -98.25895159760, 31.49222688830; -98.25905921660, 31.49032547710; -98.25931172250, 31.48843416710; -98.25970802560, 31.48656105640; -98.26024642070, 31.48471416460; -98.26092459440, 31.48290139860; -98.26173963580, 31.48113051900; -98.26268804820, 31.47940910640; -98.26376576480, 31.47774452930; -98.26496816620, 31.47614391260; -98.26629009980, 31.47461410700; -98.26772590230, 31.47316166000; -98.26926942400, 31.47179278750; -98.27091405500, 31.47051334750; -98.27265275360, 31.46932881530; -98.27447807640, 31.46824425950; -98.27638221010, 31.46726432100; -98.27835700500, 31.46639319280; -98.28039400980, 31.46563460230; -98.28248450780, 31.46499179510; -98.28461955390, 31.46446752160; -98.28679001270, 31.46406402480; -98.28898659820, 31.46378303110; -98.29014098570, 31.46368540150; -98.29105802310, 31.46362138060; -98.29211694850, 31.46356171410; -98.29433752070, 31.46352878800; -98.29473497400, 31.46353603630; -98.29532487920, 31.46354975520; -98.29714575950, 31.46363409140; -98.29925656320, 31.46383782320; -98.29992155240, 31.46392013580; -98.30001735370, 31.46393211340; -98.30220279320, 31.46427101630; -98.30435771380, 31.46473167360; -98.30622523130, 31.46524415350; -98.30647289550, 31.46531211460; -98.30853928800, 31.46600985560; -98.31054804890, 31.46682191150; -98.31249058200, 31.46774480760; -98.31435857380, 31.46877459520; -98.31614402880, 31.46990686780; -98.31783930390, 31.47113678030; -98.31943714120, 31.47245906970; -98.32093069890, 31.47386807740; -98.32231358040, 31.47535777350; -98.32357986200, 31.47692178230; -98.32472411840, 31.47855341010; -98.32574144540, 31.48024567310; -98.32662748180, 31.48199132780; -98.32737842740, 31.48378290170; -98.32799105970, 31.48561272540; -98.32846274800, 31.48747296510; -98.32879146460, 31.48935565660; -98.32897579330, 31.49125273900; -98.32901493640, 31.49315608930; -98.32890871740, 31.49505755710; -98.32874049480, 31.49632454780; -98.32865758250, 31.49694899980; -98.32826259850, 31.49882231700; -98.32798403670, 31.49984400490; -98.32779648930, 31.50047987360; -98.32753789800, 31.50130535380; -98.32686086660, 31.50311846110; -98.32604685300, 31.50488974190; -98.32509933650, 31.50661160890; -98.32472808170, 31.50721516030; -98.32462470820, 31.50737853960; -98.32452692970, 31.50754442790; -98.32443976440, 31.50769127470; -98.32336277290, 31.50935634570; -98.32258271760, 31.51042141350; -98.32248081610, 31.51055408730; -98.32205903390, 31.51109016650; -98.32073749190, 31.51262052910; -98.31930190410, 31.51407355140; -98.31775841660, 31.51544300780;-98.31611363840, 31.51672303020; -98.31437461370, 31.51790813390; -98.31254879110, 31.51899324040; -98.31131444720, 31.51962860120; and -98.30890186100, 31.52080856360.

(M) Surveillance Zone 16. SZ 16 is that portion of Washington County lying within the area described by the following latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: -96.37818600590, 30.18191727260; -96.38037260510, 30.18204179120; -96.38126142310, 30.18214344400; -96.38183665460, 30.18217619090; -96.38400921490, 30.18242462620; -96.38615843640, 30.18279594060; -96.38827512360, 30.18328854540; -96.39035021980, 30.18390033310; -96.39237484600, 30.18462868620; -96.39434033840, 30.18547048840; -96.39623828560, 30.18642213800; -96.39677557990, 30.18671848320; -96.39737630640, 30.18705681000; -96.39866130040, 30.18781788400; -96.40040012450, 30.18897655180; -96.40204803700, 30.19023151300; -96.40359798240, 30.19157739740; -96.40504332360, 30.19300844530; -96.40637787030, 30.19451853250; -96.40759590570, 30.19610119620; -96.40869221050, 30.19774966280; -96.40966208600, 30.19945687630; -96.41050137400, 30.20121552930; -96.41120647440, 30.20301809350; -96.41177436110, 30.20485685250; -96.41220259500, 30.20672393420; -96.41248933450, 30.20861134490; -96.41263334350, 30.21051100340; -96.41263399690, 30.21241477560; -96.41249128340, 30.21431450920; -96.41220580560, 30.21620206880; -96.41177877780, 30.21806937060; -96.41121202080, 30.21990841710; -96.41101164340, 30.22042153380; -96.41096545730, 30.22057139600; -96.41026138110, 30.22237430900; -96.40942300250, 30.22413336690; -96.40845390570, 30.22584103440; -96.40735823510, 30.22748999610; -96.40614067850, 30.22907318760; -96.40480644620, 30.23058382600; -96.40336124960, 30.23201543880; -96.40181127600, 30.23336189210; -96.40016316260, 30.23461741630; -96.39842396800, 30.23577663130; -96.39660114190, 30.23683456960; -96.39470249320, 30.23778669750; -96.39273615650, 30.23862893460; -96.39071055710, 30.23935767140; -96.38863437490, 30.23996978450; -96.38665406210, 30.24043452890; -96.38629454620, 30.24050872300; -96.38615699110, 30.24053684440; -96.38400651130, 30.24090834500; -96.38196210040, 30.24114560010; -96.37956349050, 30.24135890920; -96.37943402890, 30.24137020050; -96.37724607410, 30.24149469100; -96.37505342490, 30.24149463060; -96.37286547920, 30.24137001960; -96.37069161440, 30.24112139200; -96.36854114770, 30.24074981350; -96.36642329560, 30.24025687660; -96.36434713430, 30.23964469410; -96.36232156110, 30.23891588970; -96.36035525580, 30.23807358680; -96.35845664370, 30.23712139540; -96.35663385910, 30.23606339620; -96.35489471070, 30.23490412300; -96.35324664800, 30.23364854370; -96.35169672940, 30.23230203860; -96.35025159190, 30.23087037740; -96.34891742260, 30.22935969440; -96.34769993250, 30.22777646210; -96.34660433170, 30.22612746380; -96.34563530760, 30.22441976380; -96.34479700450, 30.22266067780; -96.34409300610, 30.22085774120; -96.34389250760, 30.22026010760; -96.34343696920, 30.21884607860; -96.34307079300, 30.21760464660; -96.34264385410, 30.21573732990; -96.34235846540, 30.21384976040; -96.34221584080, 30.21195002190; -96.34221658270, 30.21004624990; -96.34236067920, 30.20814659660; -96.34264750500, 30.20625919600; -96.34307582360, 30.20439212950; -96.34364379300, 30.20255339060; -96.34434897380, 30.20075085120; -96.34518833940, 30.19899222770; -96.34615828960, 30.19728504830; -96.34725466570, 30.19563662030; -96.34847276860, 30.19405399940; -96.34980737900, 30.19254395910; -96.35125277970, 30.19111296190; -96.35280278010, 30.18976713200; -96.35445074300, 30.18851222870; -96.35618961250, 30.18735362180; -96.35801194480, 30.18629626920; -96.35990993970, 30.18534469510; -96.36187547380, 30.18450297110; -96.36390013580, 30.18377469850; -96.36597526150, 30.18316299340; -96.36809197190, 30.18267047270; -96.37024121010, 30.18229924380; -96.37241378070, 30.18205089490; -96.37460038870, 30.18192648840; -96.37543874540, 30.18191180110; -96.37683307230, 30.18190253200; and -96.37818600590, 30.18191727260.

(N) Surveillance Zone 17. SZ 17 is that portion of Frio County lying within the area described by the following latitude-longitude coordinate pairs: -99.40328546520, 29.07915307200; -99.40054361410, 29.07930707700; -99.39959203180, 29.07932990480; -99.39837754610, 29.07930452900; -99.39647797530, 29.07923416400; -99.39552760710, 29.07918691730; -99.39337280530, 29.07899001740; -99.39123728960, 29.07866970240; -99.38913021260, 29.07822734500; -99.38706060440, 29.07766484140; -99.38503733420, 29.07698460240; -99.38306907230, 29.07618954340; -99.38116425240, 29.07528307200; -99.37933103580, 29.07426907280; -99.37757727620, 29.07315189160; -99.37591048600, 29.07193631590; -99.37433780430, 29.07062755470; -99.37286596590, 29.06923121620; -99.37150127290, 29.06775328340; -99.37024956730, 29.06620008900; -99.36911620640, 29.06457828740; -99.36810603970, 29.06289482700; -99.36722338810, 29.06115691970; -99.36647202570, 29.05937201040; -99.36585516380, 29.05754774480; -99.36537543670, 29.05569193670; -99.36503489130, 29.05381253470; -99.36491425580, 29.05283759490; -99.36489588640, 29.05266156230; -99.36487114270, 29.05248613340; -99.36467883380, 29.05064465580; -99.36462040430, 29.04874228040; -99.36470369480, 29.04684062200; -99.36492834030, 29.04494782350; -99.36492990260, 29.04493785210; -99.36513955680, 29.04360136330; -99.36550301600, 29.04173550110; -99.36600684970, 29.03988466300; -99.36664733060, 29.03806674420; -99.36742170930, 29.03628952710; -99.36832666360, 29.03456061950; -99.36935831300, 29.03288742190; -99.37051223510, 29.03127709600; -99.37178348530, 29.02973653410; -99.37316661710, 29.02827232940; -99.37465570640, 29.02689074810; -99.37624437610, 29.02559770260; -99.37792582390, 29.02439872600; -99.37969285140, 29.02329894880; -99.38153789460, 29.02230307680; -99.38345305650, 29.02141537110; -99.38543014090, 29.02063962970; -99.38746068690, 29.01997917180; -99.38953600590, 29.01943682300; -99.39164721800, 29.01901490360; -99.39378529010, 29.01871521880; -99.39594107450, 29.01853905050; -99.39810534800, 29.01848715250; -99.40026885120, 29.01855974680; -99.40242232780, 29.01875652280; -99.40383950340, 29.01895496840; -99.40507296930, 29.01915187360; -99.40538531660, 29.01920309630; -99.40714446970, 29.01949925910; -99.40754918900, 29.01956969410; -99.40965507880, 29.02001173040; -99.41172359060, 29.02057384670; -99.41374587360, 29.02125363810; -99.41571327430, 29.02204819600; -99.41761737330, 29.02295412110; -99.41945002160, 29.02396753710; -99.42120337510, 29.02508410800; -99.42286992820, 29.02629905610; -99.42444254600, 29.02760718240; -99.42591449480, 29.02900288930; -99.42727947090, 29.03048020390; -99.42853162750, 29.03203280390; -99.42966559990, 29.03365404440; -99.43067652860, 29.03533698640; -99.43156007990, 29.03707442650; -99.43231246470, 29.03885892750; -99.43293045500, 29.04068285040; -99.43341139750, 29.04253838690; -99.43375322520, 29.04441759310; -99.43395446640, 29.04631242320; -99.43401425130, 29.04821476370; -99.43393231560, 29.05011646890; -99.43389479440, 29.05044302380; -99.43381891550, 29.05136303910; -99.43359979540, 29.05320442480; -99.43333423930, 29.05464078420; -99.43327382600, 29.05492277520; -99.43321578760, 29.05520515100; -99.43307319710, 29.05585635130; -99.43257055780, 29.05770747200; -99.43193118050, 29.05952574360; -99.43115779630, 29.06130337760; -99.43025371080, 29.06303275940; -99.42922278990, 29.06470648070; -99.42806944380, 29.06631737110; -99.42679860750, 29.06785852910; -99.42541572040, 29.06932335160; -99.42392670280, 29.07070556220; -99.42233793030, 29.07199923820; -99.42065620690, 29.07319883620; -99.41888873580, 29.07429921550; -99.41704308830, 29.07529566050; -99.41512717150, 29.07618390090; -99.41314919440, 29.07696012990; -99.41111763240, 29.07762102080; -99.40946862840, 29.07806258830; -99.40915738060, 29.07813820930; -99.40884682480, 29.07821599600; -99.40816655680, 29.07837952130; -99.40605412680, 29.07880173010; -99.40391477070, 29.07910163230; and -99.40328546520, 29.07915307200.

(O) Surveillance Zone 18. Surveillance Zone 18 is that portion of Bexar County within the boundaries of a line beginning at the intersection of Northwest Military Highway (FM 1535) and Interstate Highway (IH) Loop 410 in Bexar County; thence east along IH-Loop 410 to Wetmore Road; thence north along Wetmore Road to Bulverde Road; thence north along Bulverde Road to Evans Road; thence west along Evans Road to Stone Oak Parkway; thence west and south along Stone Oak Parkway to Huebner Road; thence west along Huebner Road to Northwest Military Highway; thence south along Northwest Military Highway (FM 1535) to IH-Loop 410.

(P) Surveillance Zone 19. Surveillance Zone 19 is that portion of Sutton County lying within the area described by the following latitude/longitude pairs: -100.40986652300, 30.53767808780; -100.40687035900, 30.53756298810; -100.40542910100, 30.53744473740; -100.40325776100, 30.53714147950; -100.40111400100, 30.53671590810; -100.39900700900, 30.53616984720; -100.39694581400, 30.53550563710; -100.39493925000, 30.53472612440; -100.39299591400, 30.53383465010; -100.39293782400, 30.53380578890; -100.39189123600, 30.53328460470; -100.39169138500, 30.53318508050; -100.39159646800, 30.53313781220; -100.39001163700, 30.53234855830; -100.38819800400, 30.53137776240; -100.38640585800, 30.53027424850; -100.38540915700, 30.52959078030; -100.38517529500, 30.52942408280; -100.38446710500, 30.52890490920; -100.38285677400, 30.52760829270; -100.38201089200, 30.52685430430; -100.38191045100, 30.52676147590; -100.38178255300, 30.52664327160; -100.38111955800, 30.52601222550; -100.37975758300, 30.52458829630; -100.37956131400, 30.52436928550; -100.37936276800, 30.52415181910; -100.37925043200, 30.52402809140; -100.37909298900, 30.52385371420; -100.37893155700, 30.52368209300; -100.37839912800, 30.52310108170; -100.37711211700, 30.52155735620; -100.37594452500, 30.51994405160; -100.37490134600, 30.51826807980; -100.37398704300, 30.51653662060; -100.37320552600, 30.51475709120; -100.37256013500, 30.51293711430; -100.37205362700, 30.51108448540; -100.37168816200, 30.50920713950; -100.37146529800, 30.50731311670; -100.37138931500, 30.50573420810; -100.37138215500, 30.50530613560; -100.37136818500, 30.50454332340; -100.37136415100, 30.50417969230; -100.37142871100, 30.50227668610; -100.37163686100, 30.50038141070; -100.37198770300, 30.49850198100; -100.37247972600, 30.49664644410; -100.37311081500, 30.49482274390; -100.37387826000, 30.49303868790; -100.37477876900, 30.49130191300; -100.37580847900, 30.48961985380; -100.37696297800, 30.48799970990; -100.37823731600, 30.48644841580; -100.37962603500, 30.48497261070; -100.38112318600, 30.48357861070; -100.38272235700, 30.48227238140; -100.38441670200, 30.48105951250; -100.38619896500, 30.47994519410; -100.38806151800, 30.47893419420; -100.38999638900, 30.47803083890; -100.39199529700, 30.47723899330; -100.39404968800, 30.47656204530; -100.39615077200, 30.47600289140; -100.39828955800, 30.47556392370; -100.40045689500, 30.47524702040; -100.40264351000, 30.47505353730; -100.40352681100, 30.47501070630; -100.40483400900, 30.47496225730; -100.40614724700, 30.47493583960; -100.40834431100, 30.47499112610; -100.41053250400, 30.47517072010; -100.41270246300, 30.47547385330; -100.41484490400, 30.47589922900; -100.41695066100, 30.47644502700; -100.41901072400, 30.47710891240; -100.42101627800, 30.47788804470; -100.42295873900, 30.47877909030; -100.42482979600, 30.47977823670; -100.42662144000, 30.48088120870; -100.42741374400, 30.48143673340; -100.42767801400, 30.48156490430; -100.42954917500, 30.48256398170; -100.43134092500, 30.48366688770; -100.43304559600, 30.48486890300; -100.43465588800, 30.48616488400; -100.43616490800, 30.48754928480; -100.43756619200, 30.48901618100; -100.43885373900, 30.49055929470; -100.44002203300, 30.49217202160; -100.44106606600, 30.49384745910; -100.44198136500, 30.49557843590; -100.44276400200, 30.49735754250; -100.44341062200, 30.49917716290; -100.44391844700, 30.50102950740; -100.44428529600, 30.50290664550; -100.44450959000, 30.50480054040; -100.44459035900, 30.50670308270; -100.44452725000, 30.50860612590; -100.44432052300, 30.51050152060; -100.44397105700, 30.51238114970; -100.44348033800, 30.51423696310; -100.44285046200, 30.51606101250; -100.44208411700, 30.51784548480; -100.44118457900, 30.51958273620; -100.44015569500, 30.52126532480; -100.43936422100, 30.52240214130; -100.43860295900, 30.52344116190; -100.43856102800, 30.52349839240; -100.43806665300, 30.52417313230; -100.43770428400, 30.52465702990; -100.43643040000, 30.52620892020; -100.43504195900, 30.52768534590; -100.43354490300, 30.52907998100; -100.43194564400, 30.53038684970; -100.43025102900, 30.53160035220; -100.42846831700, 30.53271528830; -100.42660514500, 30.53372688020; -100.42466949400, 30.53463079270; -100.42266965800, 30.53542315210; -100.42061420700, 30.53610056250; -100.41851194700, 30.53666012060; -100.41637189000, 30.53709942830; -100.41420320600, 30.53741660270; -100.41201518900, 30.53761028440; and -100.40986652300, 30.53767808780.

(Q) Surveillance Zone 20. Surveillance Zone 20 is that portion of Zavala County lying within the area described by the following latitude/longitude pairs: -99.53869816580, 29.05677900640; -99.53607979490, 29.05756025510; -99.53515588530, 29.05780278860; -99.53304445540, 29.05822712300; -99.53238085450, 29.05833438650; -99.53097875240, 29.05854805030; -99.52989897550, 29.05871258420; -99.52968204380, 29.05874563860; -99.52957768340, 29.05876154010; -99.52810276210, 29.05895630000; -99.52594632240, 29.05913473540; -99.52378121340, 29.05918883270; -99.52161671500, 29.05911836020; -99.51946210410, 29.05892361970; -99.51732661520, 29.05860544610; -99.51521940060, 29.05816520300; -99.51314949120, 29.05760477730; -99.51112575750, 29.05692657110; -99.50915687170, 29.05613349110; -99.50725127020, 29.05522893620; -99.50541711770, 29.05421678320; -99.50366227190, 29.05310136950; -99.50199425000, 29.05188747540; -99.50042019610, 29.05058030250; -99.49894685120, 29.04918545220; -99.49758052360, 29.04770890130; -99.49632706260, 29.04615697640; -99.49519183280, 29.04453632670; -99.49417969180, 29.04285389540; -99.49329496900, 29.04111689010; -99.49254144740, 29.03933275180; -99.49221287920, 29.03836492570; -99.49192234750, 29.03750912310; -99.49144031330, 29.03565381490; -99.49121888180, 29.03453510970; -99.49098104700, 29.03317696470; -99.49097506950, 29.03314282980; -99.49082471970, 29.03228424410; -99.49070324520, 29.03152390860; -99.49050092860, 29.02962918350; -99.49044005000, 29.02772688760; -99.49052086170, 29.02582516710; -99.49074300940, 29.02393216510; -99.49110553370, 29.02205598690; -99.49160687440, 29.02020466550; -99.49224487710, 29.01838612670; -99.49301680320, 29.01660815570; -99.49391934080, 29.01487836330; -99.49494861980, 29.01320415410; -99.49610022800, 29.01159269390; -99.49736923050, 29.01005087990; -99.49875019060, 29.00858531070; -99.50023719340, 29.00720225840; -99.50182387080, 29.00590764150; -99.50350342890, 29.00470700000; -99.50526867740, 29.00360547150; -99.50711205990, 29.00260776930; -99.50902568660, 29.00171816230; -99.51100136760, 29.00094045680; -99.51303064830, 29.00027798010; -99.51510484540, 28.99973356660; -99.51721508360, 28.99930954550; -99.51776457050, 28.99921987280; -99.51825427880, 28.99914370980; -99.51871423200, 28.99907217270; -99.51917537570, 28.99900044860; -99.51963418840, 28.99892908540; -99.52010788880, 28.99885540460; -99.52056294830, 28.99878462150; -99.52215069880, 28.99857244420; -99.52430580280, 28.99839407920; -99.52646955800, 28.99833997450; -99.52863270740, 28.99841036160; -99.53078599610, 28.99860493920; -99.53292021160, 28.99892287500; -99.53502622280, 28.99936280890; -99.53709501860, 28.99992285860; -99.53911774720, 29.00060062810; -99.54108575310, 29.00139321760; -99.54299061430, 29.00229723600; -99.54345236190, 29.00255198710; -99.54482417860, 29.00330881550; -99.54657859790, 29.00442362760; -99.54824636210, 29.00563690220; -99.54982033120, 29.00694344770; -99.55129376570, 29.00833767310; -99.55266035540, 29.00981361180; -99.55391424690, 29.01136494750; -99.55505006790, 29.01298504070; -99.55606295100, 29.01466695720; -99.55694855410, 29.01640349820; -99.55770307960, 29.01818723020; -99.55832329010, 29.02001051750; -99.55880652280, 29.02186555470; -99.55902550710, 29.02296599450; -99.55916895080, 29.02377847290; -99.55917608830, 29.02381889990; -99.55942434350, 29.02522500820; -99.55954954350, 29.02600341400; -99.55975319790, 29.02789802440; -99.55981543280, 29.02980028660; -99.55973597310, 29.03170205500; -99.55951515110, 29.03359518570; -99.55915390400, 29.03547157140; -99.55865377090, 29.03732317560; -99.55801688620, 29.03914206790; -99.55724597010, 29.04092045730; -99.55634431770, 29.04265072600; -99.55531578440, 29.04432546180; -99.55416477020, 29.04593748990; -99.55289620020, 29.04747990400; -99.55151550400, 29.04894609570; -99.55002859240, 29.05032978260; -99.54844183220, 29.05162503590; -99.54676201850, 29.05282630520; -99.54499634650, 29.05392844270; -99.54315237970, 29.05492672530; -99.54123801790, 29.05581687490; -99.53926146350, 29.05659507650; and -99.53869816580, 29.05677900640.

(R) Surveillance Zone 21. Surveillance Zone 21 is that portion of Frio County lying within the area described by the following latitude/longitude pairs: -99.12083230650, 28.76958447260; -99.11778310110, 28.77134826160; -99.11750469510, 28.77149809900; -99.11559202710, 28.77238163650; -99.11361783670, 28.77315303370; -99.11159058310, 28.77380898450; -99.10951895380, 28.77434667750; -99.10741182670, 28.77476380820; -99.10527823230, 28.77505858860; -99.10312731490, 28.77522975540; -99.10096829310, 28.77527657480; -99.09881042040, 28.77519884630; -99.09666294550, 28.77499690280; -99.09453507220, 28.77467161010; -99.09243592010, 28.77422436240; -99.09037448560, 28.77365707650; -99.08835960280, 28.77297218400; -99.08639990580, 28.77217262010; -99.08450379180, 28.77126181170; -99.08267938460, 28.77024366230; -99.08093450010, 28.76912253510; -99.07927661290, 28.76790323470; -99.07771282350, 28.76659098610; -99.07705952620, 28.76598864060; -99.07500948920, 28.76404337180; -99.07419982490, 28.76324613130; -99.07284394730, 28.76176520900; -99.07160093250, 28.76020930580; -99.07047610040, 28.75858508780; -99.06947426400, 28.75689951370; -99.06859970850, 28.75515980450; -99.06785617340, 28.75337341280; -99.06724683640, 28.75154799060; -99.06677429970, 28.74969135670; -99.06644057940, 28.74781146330; -99.06624709660, 28.74591636140; -99.06619720720, 28.74469569120; -99.06619591960, 28.74462003210; -99.06618628540, 28.74454484240; -99.06603151970, 28.74293884500; -99.06597910060, 28.74103665380; -99.06606795150, 28.73913551580; -99.06629768350, 28.73724357180; -99.06666730490, 28.73536892250; -99.06717522510, 28.73351959410; -99.06781926180, 28.73170350410; -99.06859665040, 28.72992842700; -99.06950405570, 28.72820196140; -99.07053758700, 28.72653149730; -99.07169281380, 28.72492418470; -99.07296478590, 28.72338690290; -99.07430131070, 28.72197252950; -99.07555500120, 28.72072808090; -99.07560174330, 28.72068178200; -99.07709034580, 28.71930395740; -99.07867794430, 28.71801488880; -99.08035774120, 28.71682009260; -99.08209385240, 28.71574129920; -99.08216527210, 28.71569988770; -99.08223175900, 28.71565252130; -99.08310203240, 28.71505346330; -99.08486677340, 28.71395801440; -99.08670896850, 28.71296663570; -99.08862073300, 28.71208356890; -99.09059388490, 28.71131259230; -99.09261998060, 28.71065700450; -99.09469035030, 28.71011961040; -99.09679613520, 28.70970270900; -99.09892832560, 28.70940808400; -99.10107779880, 28.70923699570; -99.10323535870, 28.70919017620; -99.10539177450, 28.70926782580; -99.10753782030, 28.70946961220; -99.10966431450, 28.70979467210; -99.11176215880, 28.71024161500; -99.11382237730, 28.71080852870; -99.11583615470, 28.71149298770; -99.11779487370, 28.71229206370; -99.11969015210, 28.71320233790; -99.12151387850, 28.71421991560; -99.12325824700, 28.71534044270; -99.12491579050, 28.71655912480; -99.12624236720, 28.71766060740; -99.12984207390, 28.72081922980; -99.13007913470, 28.72102936290; -99.13154223910, 28.72242827310; -99.13289846090, 28.72390852720; -99.13414199080, 28.72546379020; -99.13526750110, 28.72708740600; -99.13627016830, 28.72877242540; -99.13714569420, 28.73051163600; -99.13789032420, 28.73229759310; -99.13850086330, 28.73412265150; -99.13897469020, 28.73597899800; -99.13930976830, 28.73785868520; -99.13950465510, 28.73975366510; -99.13955850790, 28.74165582380; -99.13947108770, 28.74355701620; -99.13924276080, 28.74544910080; -99.13887449670, 28.74732397450; -99.13836786470, 28.74917360750; -99.13772502690, 28.75099007770; -99.13694872930, 28.75276560460; -99.13604228980, 28.75449258230; -99.13500958480, 28.75616361290; -99.13385503190, 28.75777153750; -99.13258357150, 28.75930946720; -99.13120064580, 28.76077081270; -99.13008888400, 28.76181723050; -99.12937546680, 28.76245636800; -99.12861802990, 28.76313492870; -99.12475768160, 28.76659306310; -99.12438093600, 28.76692513010; -99.12279314550, 28.76821481360; -99.12111298320, 28.76941021370; and -99.12083230650, 28.76958447260.

(S) Surveillance Zone 22. Surveillance Zone 22 is that portion of Brooks County lying within the area described by the following latitude/longitude pairs: -98.30155203260, 27.19694473190; -98.29784116430, 27.19801110280; -98.29765718150, 27.19805959080; -98.29630183790, 27.19841677700; -98.29629592620, 27.19841833490; -98.29497230210, 27.19876732070; -98.29370832140, 27.19907592710; -98.29293978950, 27.19923988270; -98.29293723160, 27.19924039900; -98.29287671900, 27.19925261470; -98.29158963400, 27.19951242980; -98.29131243660, 27.19956724650; -98.29127750910, 27.19957401040; -98.28968731120, 27.19988195130; -98.28965040290, 27.19988907820; -98.28961706030, 27.19989549840; -98.28883355230, 27.20004636310; -98.28859505070, 27.20009144880; -98.28728824230, 27.20033389800; -98.28653238830, 27.20046578530; -98.28443034100, 27.20074625160; -98.28231227160, 27.20090315270; -98.28018725770, 27.20093581610; -98.27806440710, 27.20084410180; -98.27595281810, 27.20062840290; -98.27386154050, 27.20028964390; -98.27179953720, 27.19982927690; -98.26977564490, 27.19924927500; -98.26779853680, 27.19855212430; -98.26587668500, 27.19774081260; -98.26401832430, 27.19681881720; -98.26223141670, 27.19579008970; -98.26052361720, 27.19465903870; -98.25890224140, 27.19343051130; -98.25737423340, 27.19210977230; -98.25594613680, 27.19070248110; -98.25462406600, 27.18921466800; -98.25341368060, 27.18765270770; -98.25232016090, 27.18602329270; -98.25134818560, 27.18433340360; -98.25050191230, 27.18259028020; -98.24978495940, 27.18080138970; -98.24920039080, 27.17897439480; -98.24875070290, 27.17711712110; -98.24843781410, 27.17523752340; -98.24833787160, 27.17415444050; -98.24830351420, 27.17300440700; -98.24829712720, 27.17150503450; -98.24828889250, 27.16957184970; -98.24828556500, 27.16879067820; -98.24828727670, 27.16853269630; -98.24830445370, 27.16756250010; -98.24831306590, 27.16707605120; -98.24832080330, 27.16663901280; -98.24832864270, 27.16619620930; -98.24843176690, 27.16429815690; -98.24867345160, 27.16241020460; -98.24905265410, 27.16054043580; -98.24956774300, 27.15869685590; -98.25021650570, 27.15688735740; -98.25099615750, 27.15511968680; -98.25190335400, 27.15340141050; -98.25293420540, 27.15173988370; -98.25408429310, 27.15014221780; -98.25534868920, 27.14861525070; -98.25672197670, 27.14716551720; -98.25819827390, 27.14579922160; -98.25977125880, 27.14452221050; -98.26143419620, 27.14333994840; -98.26317996720, 27.14225749400; -98.26500109880, 27.14127947900; -98.26688979640, 27.14041008770; -98.26883797700, 27.13965303990; -98.27083730360, 27.13901157450; -98.27250539780, 27.13857459340; -98.27359293230, 27.13831775920; -98.27447494220, 27.13810945410; -98.27537787130, 27.13789620110; -98.27624026220, 27.13769251550; -98.27664949110, 27.13759585850; -98.27705254300, 27.13749936380; -98.27794235820, 27.13728632790; -98.27884469330, 27.13707028700; -98.27974275710, 27.13685526140; -98.28022617810, 27.13673951160; -98.28051003200, 27.13667277390; -98.28090932160, 27.13658061920; -98.28216959440, 27.13628974290; -98.28236477720, 27.13624527000; -98.28444046270, 27.13584253790; -98.28654113160, 27.13556209050; -98.28865779610, 27.13540512780; -98.29078140030, 27.13537232120; -98.29290285850, 27.13546381100; -98.29501309430, 27.13567920590; -98.29710307900, 27.13601758430; -98.29916387060, 27.13647749870; -98.30118665150, 27.13705698150; -98.30316276630, 27.13775355360; -98.30508375880, 27.13856423480; -98.30694140820, 27.13948555670; -98.30872776390, 27.14051357740; -98.31043517970, 27.14164389840; -98.31205634660, 27.14287168330; -98.31358432390, 27.14419167830; -98.31501256880, 27.14559823500; -98.31633496450, 27.14708533420; -98.31754584660, 27.14864661190; -98.31864002700, 27.15027538600; -98.31961281670, 27.15196468540; -98.32046004520, 27.15370727940; -98.32117807920, 27.15549570890; -98.32176383790, 27.15732231810; -98.32221480600, 27.15917928720; -98.32252904530, 27.16105866610; -98.32270520240, 27.16295240810; -98.32274593090, 27.16454018040; -98.32274380070, 27.16497236490; -98.32274144190, 27.16545089870; -98.32273898050, 27.16595027070; -98.32273443070, 27.16715645650; -98.32273424530, 27.16720558770; -98.32272955140, 27.16844996830; -98.32272931550, 27.16851249880; -98.32272432580, 27.16983523460; -98.32272077910, 27.17017751630; -98.32261907390, 27.17207564190; -98.32237877660, 27.17396375760; -98.32200090850, 27.17583377720; -98.32148708020, 27.17767769170; -98.32083948480, 27.17948760320; -98.32006088900, 27.18125575930; -98.31915462110, 27.18297458560; -98.31812455650, 27.18463671880; -98.31697510220, 27.18623503810; -98.31571117680, 27.18776269560; -98.31433819030, 27.18921314590; -98.31286202080, 27.19058017410; -98.31128898910, 27.19185792240; -98.30962583210, 27.19304091520; -98.30787967330, 27.19412408320; -98.30605799290, 27.19510278410; -98.30416859540, 27.19597282370; -98.30221957610, 27.19673047300; -98.30155203260, 27.19694473190;

(T) Surveillance Zone 23. Surveillance Zone 23 is that portion of Kimble County lying within the area described by the following latitude/longitude pairs: -99.93593588020, 30.41197645310; -99.93328467170, 30.41302363770; -99.93150701710, 30.41360245140; -99.92940461000, 30.41415395450; -99.92726506670, 30.41458506470; -99.92509755680, 30.41489393420; -99.92291137010, 30.41507923930; -99.92071587650, 30.41514018560; -99.91852048600, 30.41507651190; -99.91633460810, 30.41488849130; -99.91416761140, 30.41457692950; -99.91202878350, 30.41414316180; -99.90992729080, 30.41358904750; -99.90787213930, 30.41291696140; -99.90587213590, 30.41212978390; -99.90393585060, 30.41123088870; -99.90207157950, 30.41022412810; -99.90028730950, 30.40911381650; -99.89859068390, 30.40790471200; -99.89840156380, 30.40775959240; -99.89833318790, 30.40770672550; -99.89824568490, 30.40764131980; -99.89801173090, 30.40746480550; -99.89641003170, 30.40616208220; -99.89491010320, 30.40477132970; -99.89351836760, 30.40329850740; -99.89304774770, 30.40275268310; -99.89298993300, 30.40268396530; -99.89292555410, 30.40261978220; -99.89160665140, 30.40121925020; -99.89032912530, 30.39967064960; -99.88917121690, 30.39805292620; -99.88813788090, 30.39637301070; -99.88723353730, 30.39463809990; -99.88646205290, 30.39285562570; -99.88582672510, 30.39103322340; -99.88533026730, 30.38917869890; -99.88497479770, 30.38729999520; -99.88476183030, 30.38540515830; -99.88469226880, 30.38350230300; -99.88476640250, 30.38159957790; -99.88498390540, 30.37970513040; -99.88534383790, 30.37782707210; -99.88584465040, 30.37597344400; -99.88648419090, 30.37415218190; -99.88725971360, 30.37237108270; -99.88816789120, 30.37063777090; -99.88920482910, 30.36895966580; -99.89036608230, 30.36734395040; -99.89164667430, 30.36579754000; -99.89304111880, 30.36432705310; -99.89346576520, 30.36391590840; -99.89389023560, 30.36351269170; -99.89496790440, 30.36253556250; -99.89657166180, 30.36123544470; -99.89826999800, 30.36002904770; -99.90005564220, 30.35892153400; -99.90192095080, 30.35791764260; -99.90385794000, 30.35702166890; -99.90585832000, 30.35623744650; -99.90791353070, 30.35556833080; -99.91001477750, 30.35501718460; -99.91215306990, 30.35458636590; -99.91431925900, 30.35427771790; -99.91650407680, 30.35409256110; -99.91869817610, 30.35403168760; -99.92089217000, 30.35409535780; -99.92307667180, 30.35428329940; -99.92524233550, 30.35459470830; -99.92703154580, 30.35494882710; -99.92731182370, 30.35501133850; -99.92759306820, 30.35507049530; -99.92838971290, 30.35524704980; -99.93049003430, 30.35580085720; -99.93254412070, 30.35647257570; -99.93263024930, 30.35650368980; -99.93294560530, 30.35661805840; -99.93395361450, 30.35698099560; -99.93594581960, 30.35776525330; -99.93788132570, 30.35866365850; -99.93974497050, 30.35966989140; -99.94152877750, 30.36077964640; -99.94322511070, 30.36198817490; -99.94482670790, 30.36329030540; -99.94632671140, 30.36468046590; -99.94771869730, 30.36615270710; -99.94899670330, 30.36770072830; -99.95015525400, 30.36931790420; -99.95118938450, 30.37099731310; -99.95209466180, 30.37273176670; -99.95286720370, 30.37451384050; -99.95350369570, 30.37633590600; -99.95361031120, 30.37669040630; -99.95365369380, 30.37683846600; -99.95370394780, 30.37698488300; -99.95395811900, 30.37776501050; -99.95445584460, 30.37961926580; -99.95481264660, 30.38149777430; -99.95502698910, 30.38339249320; -99.95509794600, 30.38529530970; -99.95502520470, 30.38719807600; -99.95480906830, 30.38909264370; -99.95445045390, 30.39097089950; -99.95395088910, 30.39282479910; -99.95331250550, 30.39464640200; -99.95253802960, 30.39642790600; -99.95163077140, 30.39816167990; -99.95059461020, 30.39984029640; -99.94943397850, 30.40145656460; -99.94815384230, 30.40300355980; -99.94675968070, 30.40447465410; -99.94620659920, 30.40500740050; -99.94603539320, 30.40516827980; -99.94586803310, 30.40533217170; -99.94445688180, 30.40663147970; -99.94285301450, 30.40793220480; -99.94115439090, 30.40913920040; -99.93936828630, 30.41024729430; -99.93750235190, 30.41125173800; and -99.93593588020, 30.41197645310.

(U) Surveillance Zone 24. Surveillance Zone 24 is that portion of Medina County lying within the area described by the following latitude/longitude pairs: -99.03470528710, 29.32434210330; -99.03422756400, 29.32440747330; -99.03291391940, 29.32458721820; -99.03075068100, 29.32475719130; -99.02895229150, 29.32480381160; -99.02875152550, 29.32480424390; -99.02863847330, 29.32480448720; -99.02827985190, 29.32480525830; -99.02809031250, 29.32480519110; -99.02740657390, 29.32480323570; -99.02722320690, 29.32480226670; -99.02505316090, 29.32472324930; -99.02289366610, 29.32451998930; -99.02075397810, 29.32419335790; -99.01864326700, 29.32374475510; -99.01657057890, 29.32317610360; -99.01454479610, 29.32248984060; -99.01257459940, 29.32168890740; -99.01066843110, 29.32077673660; -99.00883445800, 29.31975723740; -99.00708053710, 29.31863477900; -99.00541418160, 29.31741417160; -99.00384252840, 29.31610064560; -99.00237230810, 29.31469982960; -99.00100981570, 29.31321772600; -98.99976088370, 29.31166068510; -98.99863085740, 29.31003537780; -98.99762457210, 29.30834876750; -98.99674633190, 29.30660807950; -98.99599989210, 29.30482077060; -98.99538844250, 29.30299449680; -98.99491459460, 29.30113708050; -98.99458036980, 29.29925647710; -98.99438719140, 29.29736074080; -98.99434691830, 29.29651781560; -98.99432953560, 29.29596087290; -98.99432707560, 29.29588205460; -98.99431665170, 29.29540490470; -98.99430585430, 29.29454003130; -98.99430531810, 29.29449708310; -98.99429396020, 29.29358729840; -98.99429334470, 29.29300462350; -98.99438410690, 29.29110300840; -98.99461654540, 29.28921066960; -98.99498965660, 29.28733570980; -98.99550183500, 29.28548615630; -98.99615087980, 29.28366992770; -98.99693400490, 29.28189479900; -98.99784785080, 29.28016836900; -98.99888849870, 29.27849802780; -99.00005148800, 29.27689092470; -99.00133183500, 29.27535393820; -99.00272405450, 29.27389364630; -99.00422218330, 29.27251629840; -99.00581980590, 29.27122778870; -99.00751008160, 29.27003363100; -99.00928577430, 29.26893893520; -99.01113928290, 29.26794838540; -99.01306267430, 29.26706621970; -99.01504771690, 29.26629621280; -99.01708591620, 29.26564165900; -99.01916855060, 29.26510535870; -99.02128670900, 29.26468960660; -99.02343132860, 29.26439618120; -99.02559323380, 29.26422633780; -99.02722045370, 29.26418051300; -99.02722429220, 29.26418048760; -99.02824740570, 29.26417369290; -99.02920167740, 29.26416734800; -99.02926492560, 29.26416692720; -99.02926609000, 29.26416691950; -99.03029132650, 29.26416009410; -99.03127050390, 29.26415356770; -99.03127540380, 29.26415353500; -99.03137356840, 29.26415288030; -99.03191629000, 29.26415315250; -99.03220849990, 29.26415652320; -99.03305178650, 29.26416950500; -99.03306536280, 29.26416971400; -99.03494185070, 29.26424522800; -99.03710002890, 29.26444827670; -99.03923845410, 29.26477462290; -99.04134797720, 29.26522287030; -99.04341957230, 29.26579110120; -99.04544437530, 29.26647688450; -99.04741372180, 29.26727728610; -99.04931918430, 29.26818888160; -99.05115260770, 29.26920777040; -99.05290614470, 29.27032959310; -99.05457228890, 29.27154954940; -99.05614390690, 29.27286241910; -99.05761426950, 29.27426258400; -99.05897707950, 29.27574405220; -99.06022649940, 29.27730048360; -99.06135717620, 29.27892521690; -99.06236426440, 29.28061129800; -99.06324344670, 29.28235151010; -99.06399095260, 29.28413840410; -99.06460357500, 29.28596433080; -99.06507868340, 29.28782147320; -99.06541423580, 29.28970188050; -99.06560878730, 29.29159750170; -99.06565220900, 29.29252392620; -99.06567764710, 29.29341130390; -99.06568806080, 29.29408776440; -99.06568814260, 29.29412626510; -99.06569010870, 29.29505110900; -99.06568898310, 29.29535094270; -99.06559961510, 29.29725261210; -99.06536854260, 29.29914508760; -99.06499674680, 29.30102026450; -99.06448581210, 29.30287011170; -99.06383791880, 29.30468670610; -99.06305583450, 29.30646226670; -99.06214290210, 29.30818918760; -99.06110302530, 29.30986007100; -99.05994065270, 29.31146775880; -99.05866075810, 29.31300536310; -99.05726881970, 29.31446629600; -99.05577079640, 29.31584429790; -99.05417310260, 29.31713346410; -99.05248258060, 29.31832827040; -99.05070647130, 29.31942359670; -99.04885238290, 29.32041474920; -99.04692825890, 29.32129748010; -99.04494234340, 29.32206800640; -99.04290314590, 29.32272302570; -99.04081940510, 29.32325973070; -99.03870005090, 29.32367582100; -99.03706741290, 29.32391071510; -99.03698887320, 29.32392025930; -99.03691194560, 29.32393709900; -99.03505982880, 29.32429358780; and -99.03470528710, 29.32434210330.

(V) Surveillance Zone 25. Surveillance Zone 25 is that portion of Cherokee County lying within the area described by the following latitude/longitude pairs: -95.16551813760, 31.88499767200; -95.16585785040, 31.88501179520; -95.16883776280, 31.88514836070; -95.17072236840, 31.88527950140; -95.17293080210, 31.88554853500; -95.17511390170, 31.88594019510; -95.17726232710, 31.88645280610; -95.17936688570, 31.88708417460; -95.18141857260, 31.88783159950; -95.18340860800, 31.88869188260; -95.18532847560, 31.88966134300; -95.18716995850, 31.89073583260; -95.18892517440, 31.89191075370; -95.19058660920, 31.89318107840; -95.19214714940, 31.89454137080; -95.19360011230, 31.89598580950; -95.19493927480, 31.89750821270; -95.19615889990, 31.89910206470; -95.19725376150, 31.90076054380; -95.19821916660, 31.90247655120; -95.19905097560, 31.90424274160; -95.19974562040, 31.90605155420; -95.20030011920, 31.90789524570; -95.20071208980, 31.90976592290; -95.20097975990, 31.91165557650; -95.20110197480, 31.91355611550; -95.20107820230, 31.91545940210; -95.20090853530, 31.91735728590; -95.20059369180, 31.91924163940; -95.20013501150, 31.92110439250; -95.19953445040, 31.92293756700; -95.19915728340, 31.92389976250; -95.19815357340, 31.92631908540; -95.19779084440, 31.92715263060; -95.19691477030, 31.92890324420; -95.19590628340, 31.93060123560; -95.19476969690, 31.93223933070; -95.19350987350, 31.93381051170; -95.19213220490, 31.93530804740; -95.19064258830, 31.93672552140; -95.18904740160, 31.93805686040; -95.18735347570, 31.93929635960; -95.18556806570, 31.94043870790; -95.18369881940, 31.94147900990; -95.18175374480, 31.94241280770; -95.17974117550, 31.94323609950; -95.17766973520, 31.94394535700; -95.17554830050, 31.94453754050; -95.17338596280, 31.94501011200; -95.17119198940, 31.94536104630; -95.16897578340, 31.94558883920; -95.16674684340, 31.94569251440; -95.16451472300, 31.94567162760; -95.16228898930, 31.94552626830; -95.16007918180, 31.94525705950; -95.15789477180, 31.94486515490; -95.15574512140, 31.94435223440; -95.15363944330, 31.94372049610; -95.15292604870, 31.94347588710; -95.15225794440, 31.94323930920; -95.15201777130, 31.94315426200; -95.15112625370, 31.94283856320; -95.14978698470, 31.94233530500; -95.14779612430, 31.94147452330; -95.14587558800, 31.94050452620; -95.14403360410, 31.93942947040; -95.14227806340, 31.93825396290; -95.14061648540, 31.93698304090; -95.13905598640, 31.93562215030; -95.13760324830, 31.93417712230; -95.13626449070, 31.93265414830; -95.13504544390, 31.93105975340; -95.13395132440, 31.92940076830; -95.13298681290, 31.92768430020; -95.13215603390, 31.92591770210; -95.13146253880, 31.92410854130; -95.13090928990, 31.92226456710; -95.13049864870, 31.92039367750; -95.13023236530, 31.91850388500; -95.13020804960, 31.91825324460; -95.13003171160, 31.91633466000; -95.12993523850, 31.91468469710; -95.12996044570, 31.91278142340; -95.13013153130, 31.91088362950; -95.13044775380, 31.90899944150;-95.13090775080, 31.90713692680; -95.13150954440, 31.90530405940; -95.13225054990, 31.90350868610; -95.13312758760, 31.90175849270; -95.13413689570, 31.90006097120; -95.13527414690, 31.89842338770; -95.13653446720, 31.89685275140; -95.13791245650, 31.89535578460; -95.13940221190, 31.89393889410; -95.14099735310, 31.89260814350; -95.14269104970, 31.89136922770; -95.14447605040, 31.89022744850; -95.14634471390, 31.88918769150; -95.14828904190, 31.88825440580; -95.15030071320, 31.88743158490; -95.15237111880, 31.88672274930; -95.15449139950, 31.88613093190; -95.15665248290, 31.88565866480; -95.15884512270, 31.88530796850; -95.16105993790, 31.88508034340; -95.16328745280, 31.88497676360; and -95.16551813760, 31.88499767200.

(W) Surveillance Zone 26. Surveillance Zone 26 is that portion of the state within the boundaries of a line beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 283 and County Road 176 in Coleman County; thence east along County Road 176 to State Highway (S.H.) 206; thence east along S.H. 206 to County Road 170; thence south along County Road 170 to County Road 171; thence south along C.R. 171 to County Road 113 in Brown County; thence south along C.R. 113 to Farm to Market (F.M.) 585; thence south along F.M. 585 to County Road 108 in Brown County; thence southwest along C.R. 108 to County Road 127 in Coleman County; thence southwest along C.R. 127 to F.M. 568; thence west along F.M. 568 to U.S. Highway 84, thence north along U.S. 84 to S.H. 206, thence north along S.H. 206 to U.S. 283; thence north along U.S. 283 to County Road 176.

(X) Existing SZs may be modified and additional SZs may be designated as necessary by the executive director as provided in §65.84 of this title (relating to Powers and Duties of the Executive Director).

(2) Restrictions.

(A) Except as provided in §65.87 of this title (relating to Exception) and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, no person within a SZ may conduct, authorize or cause any activity involving the movement of a susceptible species, into, out of, or within a SZ under a permit issued pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter C, E, L, R, or R-1. Such prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to transportation, introduction, removal, authorizing the transportation, introduction or removal, or causing the transportation, introduction or removal of a live susceptible species into, out of, or within a SZ.

(B) Breeder Deer.

(i) Except as provided in Division 2 of this subchapter, a breeding facility that is within a SZ may:

(I) transfer to or receive breeder deer from any other deer breeding facility in this state that is authorized to transfer deer; and

(II) transfer breeder deer in this state for purposes of liberation, including to release sites within the SZ.

(ii) Deer that escape from a breeding facility within a SZ may not be recaptured unless specifically authorized under a herd plan.

(C) Breeder deer from a deer breeding facility located outside a SZ may be released within a SZ if authorized by Division 2 of this subchapter.

(D) Except as authorized by §65.83 of this title (relating to Special Provisions) breeder deer may not be transferred to or from a deer breeding facility that is:

(i) located within a SZ; and

(ii) subject to the provisions of §65.99 of this title (relating to Breeding Facilities Epidemiologically Connected to Deer Infected with CWD).

(E) Permits to Transplant Game Animals and Game Birds (Triple T permit). The department may authorize the release of susceptible species in a SZ under the provisions of a Triple T permit issued by the department under the authority of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter E and the provisions of Subchapter C of this chapter, but the department will not authorize the trapping of deer within a SZ for purposes of a Triple T permit.

(F) Deer Management Permit (DMP). The department may issue a DMP for a facility in a SZ; however, any breeder deer introduced to a DMP facility in a SZ must be released to the property for which the DMP is issued and may not be transferred anywhere for any purpose.

§65.88.Deer Carcass Movement and Disposal Restrictions.

(a) Except as provided in this section, no person may transport into this state or possess any part of a susceptible species from a state, Canadian province, or other place outside of Texas where CWD has been detected in free-ranging or captive herds except for:

(1) meat that has been cut up and packaged (boned or filleted);

(2) a carcass that has been reduced to quarters with no brain or spinal tissue present;

(3) a cleaned hide (skull and soft tissue must not be attached or present);

(4) a whole skull (or skull plate) with antlers attached, provided the skull plate has been completely cleaned of all internal soft tissue;

(5) finished taxidermy products;

(6) cleaned teeth; or

(7) tissue prepared and packaged for delivery to and use by a diagnostic or research laboratory.

(b) In addition to the provisions of §65.10 of this title (Possession of Wildlife Resources) and except as may be otherwise prohibited by this subchapter, a department herd plan, or a quarantine or hold order issued by TAHC, a white-tailed deer or mule deer or part of a white-tailed or mule deer killed in this state may be transported from the location where the animal was killed to a final destination. Following final processing at a final destination, the parts of the animal not retained for cooking, storage or taxidermy purposes shall be disposed of only as follows:

(1) by transport, directly or indirectly, to a landfill permitted by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality to receive such wastes;

(2) interment at a depth of no less than three feet below the natural surface of the ground and covered with at least three feet of earthen material; or

(3) returned to the property where the animal was harvested for disposal.

(c) The carcass of a white-tailed or mule deer may be deboned, prior to transportation to a final destination, at the location where the animal was taken, provided:

(1) the meat from each deboned carcass is placed in a separate package, bag, or container;

(2) proof-of-sex and any required tag is retained and accompanies each package, bag, or container of meat;

(3) the remainder of the carcass remains at the location where the animal was harvested, except that a head may be transported to a taxidermist as provided in subsection (f) of this section.

(4) For purposes of this subsection, "deboning" means the detachment and removal of all musculature described by Parks and Wildlife Code, §42.001(8), from the bone. Muscles must remain intact (except for physical damage occurring as a result of take) and may not be processed further (i.e, ground, chopped, sliced, etc.).

(5) Proof-of-sex and any required tag must accompany the meat from the time of harvest until the meat reaches a final destination.

(6) It is an offense for any person to possess:

(A) meat from a carcass possessed under this subsection that has been processed further than whole muscles;

(B) meat from more than one carcass in a single package, bag, or container.

(d) It is an offense for any person to dispose of those parts of an animal that the possessor does not retain for cooking, storage, or taxidermy purposes except as follows:

(1) by transport, directly or indirectly, to a landfill permitted by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality to receive such wastes; or

(2) interment at a depth of no less than three feet below the natural surface of ground and covered with at least three feet of earthen material; or

(3) returned to the property where the animal was harvested.

(e) If a person takes a susceptible species in a CZ or SZ within which the department has not designated a mandatory check station, the person shall transport the head of the susceptible species to the nearest check station established by the department for the CZ or SZ in which the susceptible species was taken, provided such transport occurs immediately upon leaving the CZ or SZ where the animal was taken and occurs via the most direct route available.

(f) The skinned or unskinned head of a susceptible species from a CZ or SZ, other state, Canadian province, or other place outside of Texas may be transported to a taxidermist for taxidermy purposes, provided all brain material, soft tissue, spinal column and any unused portions of the head are disposed of prior to being transported to Texas, or disposed of in a landfill in Texas permitted by TCEQ to receive such wastes.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on June 14, 2024.

TRD-202402642

Todd S. George

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Effective date: July 4, 2024

Proposal publication date: April 19, 2024

For further information, please call: (512) 389-4775

CHAPTER 357. REGIONAL WATER PLANNING

SUBCHAPTER C. PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS

31 TAC §357.34

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) adopts 31 Texas Administrative Code §357.34(g). The proposal is adopted without changes as published in the February 23, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 983).

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE FACTUAL BASIS FOR THE ADOPTED AMENDMENT.

House Bill 1565, 88th R.S. (2023), added a requirement for regional water plans to include information on implementation of large projects, including reservoirs, interstate water transfers, innovative technology projects, desalination plants, and other large projects as determined by the board. Information about the large projects includes expenditures of sponsor money, permit applications, and status updates on the phase of construction of a project. This rulemaking implements the requirements of HB 1565.

SECTION BY SECTION DISCUSSION OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS.

§357.34. Identification and Evaluation of Potentially Feasible Water Management Strategies and Water Management Strategy Projects.

Subsection 357.34(g) is added to require that the regional water planning groups provide data related to recommended large water management strategies and associated projects in order to comply with HB 1565, 88th R.S. (2023). The rule lists the information needed and the types of strategies and projects that fall under the rule. More exact thresholds of what constitutes "large" will be provided in regional water planning contract technical guidance.

Remaining subsections are renumbered to accommodate the new provision.

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS DETERMINATION (Texas Government Code §2001.0225)

The TWDB reviewed the rulemaking in light of the regulatory analysis requirements of Texas Government Code §2001.0225 and determined that the rulemaking is not subject to Texas Government Code §2001.0225, because it does not meet the definition of a "major environmental rule" as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act. A "major environmental rule" is defined as a rule with the specific intent to protect the environment or reduce risks to human health from environmental exposure, a rule that may adversely affect in a material way the economy or a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, or the public health and safety of the state or a sector of the state. The intent of the rulemaking is to require additional information related to large water supply projects in the regional water plans.

Even if the rule were a major environmental rule, Texas Government Code §2001.0225 still would not apply to this rulemaking because Texas Government Code §2001.0225 only applies to a major environmental rule, the result of which is to: (1) exceed a standard set by federal law, unless the rule is specifically required by state law; (2) exceed an express requirement of state law, unless the rule is specifically required by federal law; (3) exceed a requirement of a delegation agreement or contract between the state and an agency or representative of the federal government to implement a state and federal program; or (4) adopt a rule solely under the general powers of the agency instead of under a specific state law. This rulemaking does not meet any of these four applicability criteria because it: (1) does not exceed any federal law; (2) does not exceed an express requirement of state law; (3) does not exceed a requirement of a delegation agreement or contract between the state and an agency or representative of the federal government to implement a state and federal program; and (4) is not adopted solely under the general powers of the agency, but rather Texas Water Code §§6.101 and 16.053. Therefore, this rule does not fall under any of the applicability criteria in Texas Government Code §2001.0225.

TAKINGS IMPACT ASSESSMENT (Texas Government Code §2007.043)

The TWDB evaluated this rule and performed an analysis of whether it constitutes a taking under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2007. The specific purpose of this rule is to require additional information related to large water supply projects in the regional water plans. The rule will substantially advance this stated purpose by requiring the regional water planning groups to include new information related to the implementation status of large water management strategies that are listed in the regional water plan.

The TWDB's analysis indicates that Texas Government Code, Chapter 2007 does not apply to this rule because this is an action that is reasonably taken to fulfill an obligation as required by state law, which is exempt under Texas Government Code §2007.003(b)(4). The TWDB is the agency that collects, analyzes, and disseminates water-related data and provides other services necessary to aid in planning and managing the state's water resources.

Nevertheless, the TWDB further evaluated this rule and performed an assessment of whether it constitutes a taking under Texas Government Code Chapter 2007. Promulgation and enforcement of this rule would be neither a statutory nor a constitutional taking of private real property. Specifically, the subject regulation does not affect a landowner's rights in private real property because this rulemaking does not burden, restrict, or limit the owner's right to property and reduce its value by 25% or more beyond that which would otherwise exist in the absence of the regulation. Therefore, the rule does not constitute a taking under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2007.

PUBLIC COMMENTS (Texas Government Code §2001.033(a)(1))

The public comment period ended March 25, 2024. No comments were received, and no changes were made.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY (Texas Government Code §2001.033(a)(2))

The amendment is adopted under the authority of Texas Water Code §6.101, which provides the TWDB with the authority to adopt rules necessary to carry out the powers and duties in the Water Code and other laws of the State, and also under the authority of Water Code §16.053.

This rulemaking affects Texas Water Code Chapter 16.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on June 13, 2024.

TRD-202402596

Ashley Harden

General Counsel

Texas Water Development Board

Effective date: July 3, 2024

Proposal publication date: February 23, 2024

For further information, please call: (512) 475-3065