31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.52 - Reports and Recordkeeping

(a) Each permittee and each subpermittee who operates a satellite facility shall maintain, on a form provided or approved by the department:

(1) a daily log of all animals acquired or received for rehabilitation. The daily log shall, at a minimum, consist of the following:

(A) the species and sex (if possible) of each animal acquired or received;

(B) the date and time that each animal was acquired or received;

(C) the name, address, phone number, and, if possible, an email address for each person from whom an animal is acquired or received;

(D) the approximate or exact geographical location where each animal was found before being acquired or obtained;

(E) a reference identifier assigned to the wildlife;

(F) the RFID tag number assigned to a white-tailed or mule deer; and

(G) final disposition data for each animal, including:

(i) the cause of final disposition;

(ii) the date and time of final disposition; and

(iii) the method and location of disposition, including but not limited to:

(I) GPS coordinates for any release location;

(II) the name, address, phone number, and email address of the landowner of a property where wildlife is released; and

(III) the name, address, phone number, email address, and permit number (if applicable) of any person to whom wildlife is transferred, if wildlife is transferred; and

(2) a daily log of all volunteers who engage in permitted activities at the permittee's facility. The daily volunteer log shall record:

(A) the first and last name of each volunteer;

(B) a valid phone number and email address for each volunteer;

(C) the date the volunteer arrived at the facility;

(D) the time the volunteer arrived at the facility; and

(E) the time the volunteer departed the facility.

(b) Each permittee and each subpermittee who operates a satellite facility shall complete and submit quarterly reports to the administrator of the department's rehabilitation program until the department designates an electronic application for that purpose, at which time the quarterly reports required by this section shall be filed via electronic application. The reports required by this section must be received by the department by January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year.

(1) For permittees, the reports shall include the activities conducted at the permittee's registered facility by all individuals listed on the permit, not to include activities conducted by subpermittees at satellite facilities.

(2) For subpermittees who operate a satellite facility, the report shall include the activities conducted at the satellite facility.

(3) The quarterly reports required by this section must be filed even if no permitted activities took place during the quarterly period.

(c) The following shall be retained at the permitted facility and kept available for inspection by the department for a period of two years from generation:

(1) copies of all reports required by this section;

(2) the daily logs required by this section; and

(3) the written landowner permission to release wildlife required under the provisions of 69.51(g) of this title (relating to Release of Rehabilitated Wildlife).

(d) The registrations, reports, and notifications required by this subchapter shall be submitted via email to the administrator of the department's wildlife rehabilitation program until the department designates an electronic application for that purpose, at which time all reports and notifications shall be filed via the electronic application.

Notes

31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.52

The provisions of this §69.52 adopted to be effective January 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 902; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 02, January 8, 2021, TexReg 0306, eff. 1/15/2021