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TX Health & Safety Code § 828.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.006. Letter Concerning Animal's Death

Sec. 828.006.  LETTER CONCERNING ANIMAL'S DEATH.  (a)  If an adopted animal dies on or before the sterilization completion date agreed to under Section 828.002, the new owner shall deliver to the releasing agency a signed letter stating that the animal is dead.(b)  The letter must be delivered not later than the seventh day after the date of the animal's death and must describe the cause of death, if known, and provide the date of death.(c)  The letter required by this section is in lieu of the letter required by Section 828.005.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.007. Letter Concerning Lost or Stolen Animal

Sec. 828.007.  LETTER CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN ANIMAL.  (a)  If an adopted animal is lost or stolen before the sterilization completion date agreed to under Section 828.002, the new owner shall deliver to the releasing agency a signed letter stating that the animal is lost or stolen.(b)  The letter must be delivered not later than the seventh day after the date of the animal's disappearance and must describe the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and provide the approximate date of the disappearance.(c)  The letter required by this section is in lieu of the letter required by Section 828.005.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.008. Notice of Failure to Receive Letter

Sec. 828.008.  NOTICE OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE LETTER.  A releasing agency that does not receive a letter under Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007 before the expiration of the seventh day after the sterilization completion date agreed to under Section 828.002 shall cause a complaint to be filed against the new owner.  It is a presumption under this law that the failure of the new owner to deliver to the releasing agency a signed letter as required under Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007 is the result of the new owner's refusal to have the adopted animal sterilized.  The new owner may rebut this presumption at the time of the hearing with the proof required under the above-mentioned sections.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.009. Reclamation

Sec. 828.009.  RECLAMATION.  (a)  A releasing agency that does not receive a letter under Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007 after the expiration of the seventh day after the sterilization completion date agreed to under Section 828.002 may promptly reclaim the animal from the new owner.(b)  A person may not prevent, obstruct, or interfere with a reclamation under this section.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.010. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 828.010.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A new owner that violates this chapter commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.011. Adoption Standards

Sec. 828.011.  ADOPTION STANDARDS.  (a)  Each releasing agency may set its own standards for potential adopters if those standards are applied in a fair and equal manner.(b)  If the releasing agency is a public facility, the standards must be reasonably related to the prevention of cruelty to animals and the responsible management of dogs and cats in the interest of preserving public health and welfare.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.012. Surgery and Other Veterinary Services

Sec. 828.012.  SURGERY AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICES.  (a)  Surgery or nonsurgical sterilization performed in accordance with this chapter must be performed by a veterinarian or a full-time student of an accredited college of veterinary medicine as provided by Chapter 801, Occupations Code.(b)  A veterinarian employed by a releasing agency may not perform nonemergency veterinary services other than sterilization on an animal that the releasing agency knows or should know has an owner.  However, this subsection does not prevent a veterinarian employed by a releasing agency from performing veterinary services on an animal whose owner is indigent.(c)  A person associated with a releasing agency may not interfere with the independent professional judgment of a veterinarian employed by or under contract with the releasing agency.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.811, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.013. Exemptions

Sec. 828.013.  EXEMPTIONS.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a dog or cat that is claimed from a releasing agency by a person who already owns the animal;(2)  a releasing agency located in a municipality that has in effect an ordinance providing standards for dog and cat sterilization that exceed the requirements provided by this chapter;(3)  an institution of higher education that purchases or otherwise procures a dog or cat for the purpose of biomedical research, testing, or teaching;  or(4)  a releasing agency located in:(A)  a county with a population of 20,000 or less;  or(B)  a municipality with a population of 10,000 or less.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 828.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization|Section 828.014. Animal Friendly Account; Dedication

Sec. 828.014.  ANIMAL FRIENDLY ACCOUNT; DEDICATION.  (a)  The animal friendly account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.  The account is composed of:(1)  money deposited to the credit of the account under former Section 502.291, Transportation Code, and under Section 504.605, Transportation Code; and(2)  gifts, grants, donations, and legislative appropriations.(b)  The Department of State Health Services administers the account.(b-1)  The Department of State Health Services may spend money credited to the account or money deposited to the associated trust fund account created under Section 504.6012, Transportation Code, only to:(1)  make grants to eligible organizations that sterilize animals owned by the general public at minimal or no cost; and(2)  defray the cost of administering the account.(c)  The Department of State Health Services  may accept gifts, donations, and grants from any source for the benefit of the account.  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission  by rule shall establish guidelines for spending money described by Subsection (b-1).(d)  In this section "eligible organization" means:(1)  a releasing agency;(2)  an organization that is qualified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code, that has as its primary purpose:(A)  animal welfare;  or(B)  sterilizing animals owned by the general public at minimal or no cost;  or(3)  a local nonprofit veterinary medical association that has an established program for sterilizing animals owned by the general public at minimal or no cost.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 657, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1292, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1625, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1626, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.001. Definitions

Sec. 829.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Animal control officer" means a person who:(A)  is employed, appointed, or otherwise engaged primarily to enforce laws relating to animal control; and(B)  is not a peace officer.(2)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.0015. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 829.0015.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  The commissioners court of a county that has a population of 75,000 or less may adopt an order exempting the county from the application of this chapter.  This chapter does not apply within the boundaries of a county for which an order is adopted under this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.002. Training Required

Sec. 829.002.  TRAINING REQUIRED.  A person may not perform the duties of an animal control officer unless:(1)  the person:(A)  completes a basic animal control course under this chapter not later than the first anniversary of the date the person assumes animal control duties; or(B)  completed a personnel training course on or before June 30, 2008, under Section 823.004 as it existed on that date; and(2)  the person completes 30 hours of continuing education under this chapter during each three-year period following:(A)  the date the person completes the basic animal control course; or(B)  June 30, 2008, if the person completed a personnel training course under Subdivision (1)(B).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.003. Training Courses

Sec. 829.003.  TRAINING COURSES.  (a)  The department shall prescribe the standards and curriculum for basic and continuing education animal control courses.  The curriculum for both the basic and continuing education courses must include the following topics:(1)  state laws governing animal control and protection and animal cruelty;(2)  animal health and disease recognition, control, and prevention;(3)  the humane care and treatment of animals;(4)  standards for care and control of animals in an animal shelter;(5)  standards and procedures for the transportation of animals;(6)  principles and procedures for capturing and handling stray domestic animals and wildlife, including principles and procedures to be followed with respect to an instrument used specifically for deterring the bite of an animal;(7)  first aid for injured animals;(8)  the documentation of animal cruelty evidence and courtroom procedures;(9)  animal shelter operations and administration;(10)  spaying and neutering, microchipping, and adoption;(11)  communications and public relations;(12)  state and federal laws for possession of controlled substances and other medications; and(13)  any other topics pertinent to animal control and animal shelter personnel.(b)  In prescribing the standards and curriculum of courses under this chapter, the department shall:(1)  determine what is considered satisfactory completion of a course;(2)  determine what is considered a passing grade on any postcourse tests and practical applications; and(3)  require that a person attend all sessions of a course.(c)  A basic animal control course must be at least 12 hours.(d)  In developing and approving the criteria and curriculum for animal control courses, the department shall consult with the Texas Animal Control Association and other animal control and animal protection organizations as the department considers appropriate.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 299 (H.B. 405), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.004. Availability of Courses

Sec. 829.004.  AVAILABILITY OF COURSES.  (a)  The department or the department's designee shall offer at least two basic animal control courses every calendar year in each of the department's zoonosis control regions.(b)  The department or the department's designee shall offer at least 12 hours of continuing education animal control courses each calendar year in each of the department's zoonosis control regions.(c)  The department shall ensure the additional availability of animal control courses through sponsors approved by the department, which may include the Texas Animal Control Association.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.005. Fee

Sec. 829.005.  FEE.  The department and any authorized animal control course sponsor, in accordance with department rules, may collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of arranging and conducting an animal control course.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1627, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.006. Issuance of Certificate

Sec. 829.006.  ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The department or the department's designee shall:(1)  maintain the training records for each person satisfactorily completing any course offered under this chapter for the purpose of documenting and ensuring that the person is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter; and(2)  issue a certificate to each person satisfactorily completing a course offered under this chapter that contains:(A)  the person's name;(B)  the name of the course; and(C)  the date the course was completed.(b)  The department or the department's designee may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of issuing a certificate required by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.007. Facility Certificate

Sec. 829.007.  FACILITY CERTIFICATE.  The department shall issue a certificate to an animal shelter inspected under Section 823.003 or a quarantine or impoundment facility inspected under Section 826.052 that the department or the veterinarian conducting the inspection, as applicable, determines complies with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.008. Payment of Fee

Sec. 829.008.  PAYMENT OF FEE.  A political subdivision of this state may require that an individual pay a fee for a course or certificate under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 829.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training|Section 829.009. Civil Remedy

Sec. 829.009.  CIVIL REMEDY.  A person may sue for injunctive relief to prevent or restrain a substantial violation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
TX Hum Res Code § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in Chapter 448, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (Article 5429b-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the general and permanent human resources law more accessible and understandable by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2334, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.|
TX Hum Res Code § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision of this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2335, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 75, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Hum Res Code § 1.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.003. Internal References

Sec. 1.003.  INTERNAL REFERENCES.  In this code:(1)  a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code;  and(2)  a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Hum Res Code § 81.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 4 - Services for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing|Chapter 81 - Functions of Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Relating to Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing|Section 81.001. Definitions

Sec. 81.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(67), eff. April 2, 2015.(2)  "Deaf" means a hearing impairment of such severity that an individual must depend on visual methods to communicate.(2-a)  "Department" means the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.(3)  "Hard of hearing" means a hearing impairment that results in a loss of hearing function to an individual and in which the individual:(A)  relies on residual hearing;  and(B)  may depend on visual methods to communicate.(4)  "Deaf-blind" means:(A)  being legally blind and possessing a hearing impairment of such severity that a person cannot understand most speech even with the use of optimum amplification;  or(B)  having a medical diagnosis of deteriorating hearing and vision expected to lead to the condition described by Paragraph (A).(5)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2394, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2431, ch. 842, art. 2, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1979;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.320, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.465(a)(67), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 81.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 4 - Services for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing|Chapter 81 - Functions of Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Relating to Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing|Section 81.0055. Commissioner's Powers and Duties; Effect of Conflict With Other Law

Sec. 81.0055.  COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES; EFFECT OF CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.   To the extent a power or duty given to the commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services by this chapter, or another law relating to services for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, conflicts with Section 531.0055, Government Code, Section 531.0055 controls.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.321, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 81.0071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 4 - Services for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing|Chapter 81 - Functions of Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Relating to Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing|Section 81.0071. Examination Results

Sec. 81.0071.  EXAMINATION RESULTS.  (a)  Not later than the 60th day after the date on which a certification examination is administered under this chapter, the department shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination.  However, if an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the department shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the department receives the results from the testing service.  If the notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.(c)  The department may require a testing service to notify a person of the results of the person's examination.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 619, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 14, eff. May 23, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.324, eff. April 2, 2015.|