(a) No trapping of deer under a DMP may take place between December 15 and August 31 of any year.     
      (b) The holder of valid DMP may replace a buck deer that dies in a DMP pen after being lawfully introduced, provided:      
        (1) such replacement takes place no later than January 31 of the current permit year; and       
        (2) the replacement buck deer to be introduced to a DMP pen under the provisions of this subsection is obtained from:                  (A) the acreage for which the DMP was issued;                   (B) the holder of a valid permit issued under the provisions of Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Permits to Trap, Transport, and Transplant Game Animals and Game Birds) that authorizes the DMP property as the release site; or                   (C) the holder of a valid permit held under the provisions of Subchapter T of this chapter (relating to Deer Breeder Permits), if the DMP holder's deer management plan authorizes the introduction of deer from a deer breeder facility.         
      (c) The replacement of a buck deer under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section may not take place until after the department has been notified via the department's Internet-based notification system that:      
        (1) the death of a buck deer in a DMP pen has occurred; and       
        (2) the DMP holder intends to replace the dead buck deer.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §65.135 adopted to be effective August 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 8458; amended to be effective August 30, 2005, 30 TexReg 5002; amended to be effective July 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 4440; amended to be effective June 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 4772