Legal Trend. Property Rights. Sovereign Immunity. Deer Breeders v. TPWD Wasting Disease Enforcement.

The property right: The Business of Deer Breeding

The lawsuit: Deer breeders sued the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department in Feburary 2015 over the taking of their property 

What was the property taking alleged by the property owners? The culling of the deer population was tantamount to a taking of private property by eminent domain

What happened in the lawsuit? TPWD claimed sovereign Immunity & the state district judge non-suited the case.

San Antonio Express News via the Chronic Wasting Disease Blog | Texas Deer-breeder drops suit against state over Chronic Wasting Disease CWD disease tactics