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TX Health & Safety Code § 826.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter D. Registration and Restraint of Dogs and Cats|Section 826.033. Restraint, Impoundment, and Disposition of Dogs and Cats

Sec. 826.033.  RESTRAINT, IMPOUNDMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF DOGS AND CATS.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality and the commissioners court of a county may adopt ordinances or rules under Section 826.014 or 826.015 to require that:(1)  each dog or cat be restrained by its owner;(2)  each stray dog or cat be declared a public nuisance;(3)  each unrestrained dog or cat be detained or impounded by the local rabies control authority or that officer's designee;(4)  each stray dog or cat be impounded for a period set by ordinance or rule;  and(5)  a humane disposition be made of each unclaimed stray dog or cat on the expiration of the required impoundment period.(b)  A jurisdiction may not be subject to dual restraint ordinances or rules.(c)  The enforcing agency may adopt an ordinance setting a fee for the impoundment and board of a dog or cat during the impoundment period.  The animal's owner must pay the fee before the animal may be released.(d)  The enforcing agency shall deposit the fees collected in the treasury of the enforcing agency.  The fees may be used only to help defray the cost of administering this chapter or the ordinances or rules of the enforcing agency within its jurisdiction.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 6, eff. May 5, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter D. Registration and Restraint of Dogs and Cats|Section 826.034. Restraint; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 826.034.  RESTRAINT;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  the person fails or refuses to restrain a dog or cat owned by the person;  and(2)  the animal is required to be restrained under the ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.041. Reports of Rabies

Sec. 826.041.  REPORTS OF RABIES.  (a)  A person who knows of an animal bite or scratch to an individual that the person could reasonably foresee as capable of transmitting rabies, or who knows of an animal that the person suspects is rabid, shall report the incident or animal to the local rabies control authority of the county or municipality in which the person lives, in which the animal is located, or in which the exposure occurs.(b)  The report must include:(1)  the name and address of the victim and of the animal's owner, if known;  and(2)  any other information that may help in locating the victim or animal.(c)  The local rabies control authority shall investigate a report filed under this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 7, eff;  May 5, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.042. Quarantine of Animals

Sec. 826.042.  QUARANTINE OF ANIMALS.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the testing of quarantined animals and the procedure for and method of quarantine.(b)  The local rabies control authority or a veterinarian shall quarantine or test in accordance with department rules any animal that the local rabies control authority or veterinarian has probable cause to believe is rabid, may have been exposed to rabies, or may have exposed a person to rabies.(c)  An owner shall submit for quarantine an animal that:(1)  is reported to be rabid or to have exposed an individual to rabies;  or(2)  the owner knows or suspects is rabid or has exposed an individual to rabies.(d)  The owner shall submit the animal to the local rabies control authority of the county or municipality in which the exposure occurs.(e)  A veterinarian shall quarantine an animal that:(1)  is in the possession of the veterinarian;  and(2)  the veterinarian knows or suspects is rabid or has exposed an individual to rabies.(f)  At the time an owner submits for quarantine an animal described by Subsection (b), the veterinarian or local rabies control authority, as applicable, shall:(1)  provide written notification to the animal's owner of the date the animal enters quarantine and the date the animal will be released from quarantine;(2)  obtain and retain with the animal's records a written statement signed by the animal's owner and a supervisor employed by the veterinarian or local rabies control authority acknowledging that the information required by Subdivision (1) has been provided to the animal's owner; and(3)  provide the animal's owner a copy of the signed written statement obtained under Subdivision (2).(g)  A veterinarian or local rabies control authority, as applicable, shall identify each animal quarantined under this section with a placard or other marking on the animal's kennel that indicates the animal is quarantined under this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 8, eff. May 5, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1616, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 319), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.043. Release or Disposition of Quarantined Animal

Sec. 826.043.  RELEASE OR DISPOSITION OF QUARANTINED ANIMAL.  (a)  If a veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal does not show the clinical signs of rabies, the veterinarian or local rabies control authority shall release the animal to its owner when the quarantine period ends if:(1)  the owner has an unexpired rabies vaccination certificate for the animal;  or(2)  the animal is vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian at the owner's expense.(b)  If a veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal shows the clinical signs of rabies, the veterinarian or local rabies control authority shall humanely destroy the animal.  If an animal dies or is destroyed while in quarantine, the veterinarian or local rabies control authority shall remove the head or brain of the animal and submit it to the nearest department laboratory for testing.(c)  The owner of an animal that is quarantined under this chapter shall pay to the veterinarian or local rabies control authority the reasonable costs of the quarantine and disposition of the animal.  The veterinarian or local rabies control authority may bring suit to collect those costs.  The county in which the veterinarian is located may reimburse the veterinarian in a reasonable amount set by the county for the costs of the quarantine and disposition of an animal whose owner is unable to pay.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the veterinarian or local rabies control authority may sell the animal and retain the proceeds or keep, grant, or destroy an animal if the owner or custodian does not take possession of the animal before the fourth day following the final day of the quarantine period.(e)  A veterinarian or local rabies control authority may not destroy an animal following the final day of the quarantine period unless the veterinarian or local rabies control authority has notified the animal's owner, if available, of the animal's scheduled destruction.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 9, eff. May 5, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 319), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.044. Quarantine; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 826.044.  QUARANTINE;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to quarantine or present for quarantine or testing an animal that:(1)  is required to be placed in quarantine or presented for testing under Section 826.042 and department rules; or(2)  is required to be placed in quarantine under ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|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. 3.1617, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.045. Area Rabies Quarantine

Sec. 826.045.  AREA RABIES QUARANTINE.  (a)  If rabies is known to exist in an area, the department or its designee may declare an area rabies quarantine to prevent or contain a rabies epizootic.(b)  On the declaration that a quarantine exists, the executive commissioner shall:(1)  define the borders of the quarantine area; and(2)  adopt permanent or emergency rules.(c)  The rules adopted under Subsection (b)(2) may include conditions for the restraint of carnivorous animals and the transportation of carnivorous animals into and out of the quarantine area.(d)  The quarantine remains in effect until the 181st day after the date on which the last case of rabies is diagnosed in a dog, cat, or other animal species that caused the department or its designee to declare a quarantine, unless the department or its designee, by declaration, removes the quarantine before that date.(e)  While the quarantine is in effect, the rules adopted by the executive commissioner supersede all other applicable ordinances or rules applying to the quarantine area and apply until the department or its designee removes the quarantine by declaration or until the rules expire or are revoked by the executive commissioner.|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. 3.1618, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.046. Violation of Area Rabies Quarantine; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 826.046.  VIOLATION OF AREA RABIES QUARANTINE;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates or attempts to violate a department rule adopted under Section 826.045 governing an area rabies quarantine.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|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. 3.1619, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.047. Limitation on Liability

Sec. 826.047.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.  A veterinarian performing duties under this chapter is not liable to the owner of an animal for the death of or injury to the animal except in a case of wilful misconduct or gross negligence.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 11, eff. May 5, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine|Section 826.048. Exemption From Quarantine Requirement for Police Service Animals

Sec. 826.048.  EXEMPTION FROM QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE SERVICE ANIMALS.  (a)  In this section, "handler or rider" and "police service animal" have the meanings assigned by Section 38.151, Penal Code.(b)  A police service animal is exempt from the quarantine requirement of this subchapter if the animal bites a person while the animal is under routine veterinary care or while the animal is being used for law enforcement, corrections, prison or jail security, or investigative purposes.  If after biting the person the animal exhibits any abnormal behavior, the law enforcement agency and the animal's handler or rider shall make the animal available within a reasonable time for testing by the local health authority.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter F. Quarantine and Impoundment Facilities|Section 826.051. Minimum Standards for Quarantine and Impoundment Facilities

Sec. 826.051.  MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR QUARANTINE AND IMPOUNDMENT FACILITIES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the types of facilities that may be used to quarantine animals.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for impoundment facilities and for the care of impounded animals.(c)  In accordance with department rules, a local rabies control authority may contract with one or more public or private entities to provide and operate a quarantine facility.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 12, eff. May 5, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1620, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter F. Quarantine and Impoundment Facilities|Section 826.052. Inspections

Sec. 826.052.  INSPECTIONS.  An employee of the department, on the presentation of appropriate credentials to the local rabies control authority or the authority's designee, may conduct a reasonable inspection of a quarantine or impoundment facility at a reasonable hour to determine if the facility complies with:(1)  the minimum standards adopted by the executive commissioner for those facilities; and(2)  the requirements for animal control officer training adopted under Chapter 829.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 13, eff. May 5, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1621, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter F. Quarantine and Impoundment Facilities|Section 826.053. Hearing

Sec. 826.053.  HEARING.  (a)  A person aggrieved by an action of the department in amending, limiting, suspending, or revoking any approval required of the department by this chapter may request a hearing.(b)  A hearing held under this section must be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the department's formal hearing rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1622, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter F. Quarantine and Impoundment Facilities|Section 826.054. Suits to Enjoin Operation of Quarantine or Impoundment Facility

Sec. 826.054.  SUITS TO ENJOIN OPERATION OF QUARANTINE OR IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY.  (a)  At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general may bring suit in the name of the state to enjoin the operation of a quarantine or impoundment facility that fails to meet the minimum standards established by this chapter and department rules.(b)  The suit shall be brought in a district court in the county in which the facility is located.(c)  When a court issues an order to a facility to cease operation, the local rabies control authority shall remove all animals housed in the facility to a shelter approved by the department.  The county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the facility is located shall pay the cost of relocating the animals to an approved shelter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 14, eff. May 5, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1623, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 826.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals|Chapter 826 - Rabies|Subchapter F. Quarantine and Impoundment Facilities|Section 826.055. Quarantine or Impoundment Facility; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 826.055.  QUARANTINE OR IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person operates a facility for quarantined or impounded animals that fails to meet standards for approval established by:(1)  department rules; or(2)  ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|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. 3.1624, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 841.001. Legislative Findings

Sec. 841.001.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  The legislature finds that a small but extremely dangerous group of sexually violent predators exists and that those predators have a behavioral abnormality that is not amenable to traditional mental illness treatment modalities and that makes the predators likely to engage in repeated predatory acts of sexual violence.  The legislature finds that the existing involuntary commitment provisions of Subtitle C, Title 7, are inadequate to address the risk of repeated predatory behavior that sexually violent predators pose to society.  The legislature further finds that treatment modalities for sexually violent predators are different from the traditional treatment modalities for persons appropriate for involuntary commitment under Subtitle C, Title 7. Thus, the legislature finds that a civil commitment procedure for the long-term supervision and treatment of sexually violent predators is necessary and in the interest of the state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 841.003. Sexually Violent Predator

Sec. 841.003.  SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR.  (a)  A person is a sexually violent predator for the purposes of this chapter if the person:(1)  is a repeat sexually violent offender;  and(2)  suffers from a behavioral abnormality that makes the person likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.(b)  A person is a repeat sexually violent offender for the purposes of this chapter if the person is convicted of more than one sexually violent offense and a sentence is imposed for at least one of the offenses or if:(1)  the person:(A)  is convicted of a sexually violent offense, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the person was subsequently discharged from community supervision;(B)  enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for a sexually violent offense in return for a grant of deferred adjudication; or(C)  is adjudicated by a juvenile court as having engaged in delinquent conduct constituting a sexually violent offense and is committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 54.04(d)(3) or (m), Family Code; and(2)  after the date on which under Subdivision (1) the person is convicted, receives a grant of deferred adjudication, or is adjudicated by a juvenile court as having engaged in delinquent conduct, the person commits a sexually violent offense for which the person is convicted, but only if the sentence for the offense is imposed.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1323 (S.B. 511), Sec. 9, eff. December 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 841.005. Office of State Counsel for Offenders

Sec. 841.005.  OFFICE OF STATE COUNSEL FOR OFFENDERS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the Office of State Counsel for Offenders shall represent an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter.(b)  If for any reason the Office of State Counsel for Offenders is unable to represent an indigent person described by Subsection (a) at a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter, the court shall appoint other counsel to represent the indigent person.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 841.006. Application of Chapter

Sec. 841.006.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter does not:(1)  prohibit a person committed under this chapter from filing at any time a petition for release under this chapter;  or(2)  create for the committed person a cause of action against another person for failure to give notice within a period required by Subchapter B, C, or D.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 841.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 11 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Chapter 841 - Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 841.007. Duties of Texas Civil Commitment Office

Sec. 841.007.  DUTIES OF TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE.  The Texas Civil Commitment Office is responsible for:(1)  providing appropriate and necessary treatment and supervision for committed persons through the case management system; and(2)  developing and implementing a sex offender treatment program for persons committed under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (S.B. 166), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2015.|