December 2020

Kelly Crouch, CFA Legislative Information Liaison
Sharon Coleman, CFA Legislative Legal Analyst

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is undergoing a state-mandated review of its rules for the Licensed Breeder Program. This is a routine four-year undertaking required of state agencies that is different than the sunset review process discussed in the July 2020 issue of What’s Hot. The sunset review process evaluates agency and program effectiveness every 12 years. It was this process that lead to the Commission’s recommendation of abolishing the Licensed Breeder Program. That review process is still underway. For those interested, public comments on the Commission’s recommendations are located here.

Unlike the Sunset Commission review of program efficacy, TDLR reviews the program’s rules to determine whether to readopt, revise, or repeal the rules. The agency assesses whether the rules are obsolete, reflect current legal and policy considerations, and aligns with departmental procedures. TDLR cannot change the law underlying the regulations in this process. The Licensed Breeders Administrative Rules are in Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 91, available online here. Comments can be submitted here. The deadline for comments is December 21, 2020.

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