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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.001 Definitions
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Sec. 823.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal shelter" means a facility that keeps or legally impounds stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals. (2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(120), eff. April 2, 2015. (3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.002 Exemption For Certain Counties, Clinics, and Facilities
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Sec. 823.002. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES, CLINICS, AND FACILITIES. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a county having a population of less than 75,000; (2) a veterinary medicine clinic; or (3) a livestock commission facility. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.003 Standards For Animal Shelters; Criminal Penalty
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Sec. 823.003. STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) Each animal shelter operated in this state shall comply with the standards for: (1) housing and sanitation as provided in Chapter 826 for quarantine and impoundment facilities; and (2) animal control officer train…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.004 Microchip Scan Required
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Sec. 823.004. MICROCHIP SCAN REQUIRED. As soon as practicable after an animal is placed in the custody of an animal shelter or a releasing agency as defined by Section 828.001, including an animal rescue organization, the shelter, agency, or organization shall scan the animal to …