(a) Deer detained under a DMP shall not be commingled with deer held under any other license or permit, except as provided under this subchapter.     
      (b) Any deer introduced into a pen containing deer detained under a DMP become free-ranging deer and must be released according to the provisions of §65.136 of this title (relating to Release of Deer).     
      (c) If approved under the deer management plan, deer held under the provisions of Subchapter T of this chapter (relating to Deer Breeder Permits) may be introduced into a pen containing deer detained under a DMP. Such deer may not be recaptured and must be released with all other deer required to be released under the provisions of §65.136 of this title to become free-ranging deer.     
      (d) If approved under the deer management plan, deer held under the provisions of Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Permits for Trapping, Transporting, and Transplanting Game Animals and Game Birds) may be released into a pen containing deer detained under a DMP; however, at the time of release from the DMP pen the property for which the DMP has been issued must meet the release-site requirements established in Subchapter C of this chapter.     
      (e) The holder of a DMP is entitled to the issuance of Managed Lands Deer Program tags subject to the provisions of §65.29 of this title (relating to Managed Lands Deer (MLD) Program).     
      (f) A DMP authorizes the permittee to detain deer for natural breeding only.     
      (g) No deer, parts of deer, or by-products of any deer held under a DMP may be sold, bartered, or traded for any consideration.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §65.133 adopted to be effective August 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 8458; amended to be effective August 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 6027; amended to be effective August 30, 2005, 30 TexReg 5002; amended to be effective March 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 1499; amended to be effective April 18, 2022, 47 TexReg 2030