Section 40.4 - Entry Requirements(a) Entry requirements for live animals transported into this state are located in § RSA 51.10 of this title (relating to Cervidae).(b) CWD Susceptible Species Carcass Movement Restrictions for Entering this State. No person may transport into this state or possess any part of a CWD 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 as provided in this section.(c) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to CWD susceptible species processed in accordance with this section as follows:(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 soft tissue;(5) finished taxidermy products;(7) tissue prepared and packaged for delivery to and use by a diagnostic or research laboratory.(d) The skinned or unskinned head of a CWD susceptible species from a 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 in a landfill in Texas permitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 40.4
The provisions of this §40.4 adopted to be effective June 23, 2002, 27 TexReg 5173; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 53, December 30, 2016, TexReg 10556, eff. 1/2/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 41, October 8, 2021, TexReg 6905, eff. 10/14/2021