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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.001 Definitions
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Sec. 824.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Fire protection sprinkler system" has the meaning assigned by Section 766.051. (2) "Kennel" means a facility, including a veterinary medicine clinic, that provides boarding and related services to dogs or cats for breeding, shelter…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.002 Exceptions To Applicability of Chapter
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Sec. 824.002. EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply to: (1) an animal shelter as defined by Chapter 823; or (2) a kennel that boards not more than three dogs or cats at any time. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (H.B. 2063), Sec. 1, eff. …
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.003 Required Informed Consent For Boarding Or Providing Services To Dog Or Cat To Be Left Unattended
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Sec. 824.003. REQUIRED INFORMED CONSENT FOR BOARDING OR PROVIDING SERVICES TO DOG OR CAT TO BE LEFT UNATTENDED. A kennel owner or operator who is boarding or providing services to a dog or cat at the kennel may not leave the dog or cat unattended without an employee present unles…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.004 Civil Penalty
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Sec. 824.004. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A kennel owner or operator who violates Section 824.003 is liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to $500 for each animal subject to the violation and for each day the violation continues. (b) The attorney general or the appropriate distric…