TITLE: Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.

SUMMARY: Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 42A.511(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter 739 (S.B. 1232), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is amended to read as follows: (b) If a judge grants community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense under Section 21.09, 42.091, 42.092, 42.10, or 42.105, Penal Code, the judge may: (1) require the defendant to relinquish custody of any animals in the defendant's possession; (2) prohibit the defendant from possessing or exercising control over any animals or residing in a household where animals are present; or (3) require the defendant to participate in a psychological counseling or other appropriate treatment program for a period to be determined by the court. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.