TITLE: Relating to regulation of working animals by counties and municipalities.

SUMMARY: Relating to regulation of working animals by counties and municipalities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to regulation of working animals by counties and municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 250.009 to read as follows: Sec. 250.009. WORKING ANIMAL BAN PROHIBITED. A county or municipality may not adopt or enforce a charter provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation that prohibits, directly or indirectly, the use of an animal for the purpose of performing a specific duty for a business, including entertainment, transportation, education, or exhibition. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.