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TX Health & Safety Code § 194.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 194 - Marriage and Divorce Records|Section 194.003. State Index

Sec. 194.003.  STATE INDEX.  (a)  The vital statistics unit shall maintain a statewide alphabetical index, under the names of both parties, of each marriage license application or declaration of informal marriage.  The statewide index does not replace the indexes required in each county.(b)  The vital statistics unit shall maintain a statewide alphabetical index, under the names of both parties, of each report of divorce or annulment of marriage.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0563, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 194.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 194 - Marriage and Divorce Records|Section 194.004. Release of Information

Sec. 194.004.  RELEASE OF INFORMATION.  (a)  The vital statistics unit shall furnish on request any information it has on record relating to any marriage, divorce, or annulment of marriage.(b)  The vital statistics unit may not issue:(1)  a certificate or a certified copy of information relating to a marriage; or(2)  a certified copy of a report of divorce or annulment of marriage.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0564, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 194.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 194 - Marriage and Divorce Records|Section 194.005. Heirloom Wedding Anniversary Certificate

Sec. 194.005.  HEIRLOOM WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The department shall promote the sale of an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate.  The department shall solicit donated designs for the certificate from Texas artists and select the best donated designs for the form of the certificate.(b)  The department shall collect a $50 fee for the issuance of an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate.(c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules designating certain milestone wedding anniversary dates and shall design and promote heirloom wedding anniversary certificates celebrating those anniversary dates.(d)  The department shall create an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate ordering system that includes printed order forms available through the department and an online ordering system.(e)  An heirloom wedding anniversary certificate produced by the department under this section must be printed on parchment paper and be not smaller than 11 inches by 14 inches in size.(f)  An heirloom wedding anniversary certificate produced by the department under this section is not a marriage license under this chapter or Chapter 2, Family Code, and does not establish and may not be used to establish a marriage relationship.(g)  The department shall deposit proceeds it receives from the issuance of heirloom wedding anniversary certificates to the credit of the childhood immunization account.  The childhood immunization account is an account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the account may be used only by the department for:(1)  making grants to fund childhood immunizations and related education programs; and(2)  administering this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 2100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0565, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 195.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 195 - Enforcement of Vital Statistics Reporting|Section 195.001. Enforcement of Title; Reports by Local Registrar

Sec. 195.001.  ENFORCEMENT OF TITLE;  REPORTS BY LOCAL REGISTRAR.  (a)  The local registrar in each local registration district shall enforce this title under the supervision and direction of the state registrar.(b)  A local registrar shall report immediately to the state registrar a violation of this title of which the local registrar has knowledge by observation, by complaint of another person, or by other means.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 195.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 195 - Enforcement of Vital Statistics Reporting|Section 195.002. Supervision and Investigation by State Registrar

Sec. 195.002.  SUPERVISION AND INVESTIGATION BY STATE REGISTRAR.  (a)  The state registrar shall execute this title throughout the state.  To ensure uniform compliance with this title, the state registrar has supervisory power over local registrars, deputy registrars, and subregistrars.(b)  The state registrar or the state registrar's representative may investigate cases of irregularity or violations of law.  On request, any other registrar shall aid in the investigation.(c)  If the state registrar considers it necessary, the state registrar shall report a violation of this title to the appropriate district or county attorney for prosecution.  The report must include a statement of the facts and circumstances.  The district or county attorney shall immediately initiate and promptly follow up the necessary court proceedings against the person or corporation responsible for the alleged violation.(d)  On the request of the state registrar, the attorney general shall assist in enforcing this title.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 195.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 195 - Enforcement of Vital Statistics Reporting|Section 195.003. False Records

Sec. 195.003.  FALSE RECORDS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly makes a false statement or directs another person to make a false statement in:(1)  a certificate, record, or report required under this title;(2)  an application for an amendment of a certificate, record, or report required under this title;(3)  an application for a delayed birth certificate or delayed death certificate;  or(4)  an application for a certified copy of a vital record.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly supplies false information, or intentionally or knowingly creates a false record, or directs another person to supply false information or create a false record, for use in the preparation of a certificate, record, report, or amendment under this title.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person, without lawful authority and with intent to deceive, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends, or mutilates or directs another person to make, counterfeit, alter, amend, or mutilate:(1)  a certificate, record, or report required under this title;  or(2)  a certified copy of a certificate, record, or report required under this title.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person, for purposes of deception, intentionally or knowingly obtains, possesses, uses, sells, or furnishes, or attempts or directs another person to attempt to obtain, possess, use, sell, or furnish a certificate, record, or report required under this title, or a certified copy of a certificate, record, or report required under this title, if the document:(1)  is made, counterfeited, altered, amended, or mutilated without lawful authority and with intent to deceive;(2)  is false in whole or in part;  or(3)  relates to the birth of another individual.(e)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly fraudulently identifies himself or herself to obtain or return registration forms, certificates, or any other forms required under this title.(f)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.(g)  In this section, "person" means an individual, corporation, or association.(h)  If a person is convicted of an offense under this section, the court shall order as a condition of probation that the person cannot obtain a certificate, record, or report to which this section applies or practice midwifery, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall require as a condition of parole that the person cannot obtain a certificate, record, or report to which this section applies or practice midwifery.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 15, Sec. 5.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 195.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 195 - Enforcement of Vital Statistics Reporting|Section 195.004. Failure to Perform Duty

Sec. 195.004.  FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person refuses or fails to furnish correctly any information in the person's possession affecting a certificate or record required under this title.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person fails, neglects, or refuses to fill out a birth or death certificate and to file the certificate with the local registrar or deliver it on request to the person with the duty to file it, as required by this title.(c)  A local registrar, deputy registrar, or subregistrar commits an offense if that person fails, neglects, or refuses to perform a duty under this title or under instructions and directions of the state registrar given under this title.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(d-1)  An offense under this section for failure to perform a duty required by Section 192.003 is a Class A misdemeanor.(e)  In this section, "person" means an individual, corporation, or association.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 222 (H.B. 253), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 195.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 195 - Enforcement of Vital Statistics Reporting|Section 195.005. Disclosure of Confidential Information

Sec. 195.005.  DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 192.002(b), knowingly induces or causes another to violate that section, or knowingly fails to comply with a rule adopted under that section.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.001. Definitions

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, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(120), eff. April 2, 2015.(4)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1603, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(120), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.002. Exemption for Certain Counties, Clinics, and Facilities

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. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 280, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.003. Standards for Animal Shelters; Criminal Penalty

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 training adopted under Chapter 829.(b)  An animal shelter shall separate animals in its custody at all times by species, by sex (if known), and if the animals are not related to one another, by size.(c)  An animal shelter may not confine healthy animals with sick, injured, or diseased animals.(d)  Each person who operates an animal shelter shall employ a veterinarian at least once a year to inspect the shelter to determine whether it complies with the requirements of this chapter and Chapter 829.  The veterinarian shall file copies of the veterinarian's report with the person operating the shelter and with the department on forms prescribed by the department.(e)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may require each person operating an animal shelter to keep records of the date and disposition of animals in its custody, to maintain the records on the business premises of the animal shelter, and to make the records available for inspection at reasonable times.(f)  A person commits an offense if the person substantially violates this section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1604, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.004. Microchip Scan Required

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 determine whether a microchip is implanted in the animal.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 136 (H.B. 604), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.005. Advisory Committee

Sec. 823.005.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The governing body of a county or municipality in which an animal shelter is located shall appoint an advisory committee to assist in complying with the requirements of this chapter.(b)  The advisory committee must be composed of at least one licensed veterinarian, one county or municipal official, one person whose duties include the daily operation of an animal shelter, and one representative from an animal welfare organization.(c)  The advisory committee shall meet at least three times a year.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.007. Injunction

Sec. 823.007.  INJUNCTION.  A court of competent jurisdiction may, on the petition of any person, prohibit by injunction the substantial violation of this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.008. Enforcement by County

Sec. 823.008.  ENFORCEMENT BY COUNTY.  (a)  A county may enforce this chapter.(b)  This section does not authorize a county to establish standards for operating an animal shelter.(c)  A county may not enforce this chapter at an animal shelter operated by a municipality.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 3004), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 823.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters|Section 823.009. Civil Penalty

Sec. 823.009.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.(b)  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty.  A civil penalty under this chapter may not be less than $100 or more than $500 for each violation and for each day of a continuing violation.  This subsection does not apply at an animal shelter operated by a municipality.(c)  If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the county or municipality in which the violation occurs may institute a civil suit in district court for:(1)  injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation;(2)  the assessment and recovery of the civil penalty; or(3)  both injunctive relief and the civil penalty.(d)  A bond is not required in an action brought under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 3004), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.001. Definitions

Sec. 828.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "New owner" means a person who is legally competent to enter into a binding contract and who is adopting a dog or cat from a releasing agency.(2)  "Releasing agency" means a public or private animal pound, shelter, or humane organization.  The term does not include an individual who occasionally renders humane assistance or shelter in the individual's home to a dog or cat.(3)  "Sterilization" means the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat or the use of nonsurgical methods and technologies approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of Agriculture to permanently render the animal unable to reproduce.(4)  "Veterinarian" means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.002. Requirements for Adoption

Sec. 828.002.  REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION.  Except as provided by Section 828.013, a releasing agency may not release a dog or cat for adoption unless the animal has been sterilized or the release is made to a new owner who signs an agreement to have the animal sterilized.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.003. Sterilization Agreement

Sec. 828.003.  STERILIZATION AGREEMENT.  (a)  The sterilization agreement used by a releasing agency must contain:(1)  the date of the agreement;(2)  the names, addresses, and signatures of the releasing agency and the new owner;(3)  a description of the animal to be adopted;(4)  the sterilization completion date;  and(5)  a statement, printed in conspicuous, bold print, that sterilization of the animal is required under Chapter 828, Health and Safety Code, and that a violation of this chapter is a criminal offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.(b)  The sterilization completion date contained in the sterilization agreement must be:(1)  the 30th day after the date of adoption in the case of an adult animal;(2)  the 30th day after a specified date estimated to be the date an adopted infant female animal becomes six months old or an adopted infant male animal becomes eight months old;  or(3)  if the releasing agency has a written policy recommending sterilization of certain infant animals at an earlier date, the 30th day after the date contained in the written policy.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.0035. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Sec. 828.0035.  STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS.  The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall:(1)  develop information sheets regarding surgical or nonsurgical sterilization to be distributed by a releasing agency to a new owner; and(2)  adopt rules requiring an animal that has been sterilized under this chapter to receive an identification marker in a manner authorized by the board.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.004. Sterilization Required

Sec. 828.004.  STERILIZATION REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a new owner who signs an agreement under Section 828.002 shall have the adopted animal sterilized on or before the sterilization completion date stated in the agreement.(b)  If the sterilization completion date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline is extended to the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.(c)  A releasing agency may extend the deadline for 30 days on presentation of a written report from a licensed veterinarian stating that the life or health of the adopted animal may be jeopardized by sterilization.  There is no limit on the number of extensions that may be granted under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.0045. Nonsurgical Sterilization

Sec. 828.0045.  NONSURGICAL STERILIZATION.  A licensed veterinarian may use nonsurgical methods and technologies as labeled and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of Agriculture for use by veterinarians to humanely and permanently render a dog or cat unable to reproduce.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248), Sec. 4, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.005. Confirmation of Sterilization

Sec. 828.005.  CONFIRMATION OF STERILIZATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 828.006 or 828.007, each new owner who signs a sterilization agreement under Section 828.002 shall deliver to the releasing agency from which the animal was adopted a letter signed by the veterinarian who performed the sterilization.(b)  The letter must be delivered in person or by mail not later than the seventh day after the date on which the animal was sterilized.(c)  The letter must state that the animal has been sterilized, briefly describe the animal, and provide the date of sterilization.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248), Sec. 5, eff. May 27, 2005.|