Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals
Chapter 826 - Rabies

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 826.001. Short Title - Sec. 826.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 826.002. Definitions - Sec. 826.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal" means a...

Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner, Department, and Local Governments

Section 826.011. General Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department - Sec. 826.011. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND...

Section 826.012. Minimum Standards for Rabies Control - Sec. 826.012. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR RABIES CONTROL. This chapter and...

Section 826.013. Counties and Municipalities May Adopt Chapter - Sec. 826.013. COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES MAY ADOPT CHAPTER. The governing...

Section 826.014. Counties May Adopt Ordinances and Rules - Sec. 826.014. COUNTIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES AND RULES. (a) The...

Section 826.015. Municipalities May Adopt Ordinances or Rules - Sec. 826.015. MUNICIPALITIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES OR RULES. (a) The...

Section 826.016. Contracts - Sec. 826.016. CONTRACTS. The governing body of a municipality and...

Section 826.017. Designation of Local Rabies Control Authority - Sec. 826.017. DESIGNATION OF LOCAL RABIES CONTROL AUTHORITY. (a) The...

Section 826.018. Local Rabies Control Programs - Sec. 826.018. LOCAL RABIES CONTROL PROGRAMS. (a) This section applies...

Subchapter C. Rabies Vaccinations

Section 826.021. Vaccination of Dogs and Cats Required - Sec. 826.021. VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS REQUIRED. (a) Except...

Section 826.0211. Confidentiality of Certain Information in Rabies Vaccination Certificate; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.0211. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN RABIES VACCINATION CERTIFICATE;...

Section 826.022. Vaccination; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.022. VACCINATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 826.023. Use and Sale of Rabies Vaccine - Sec. 826.023. USE AND SALE OF RABIES VACCINE. (a) Rabies...

Section 826.024. Use and Sale of Rabies Vaccine; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.024. USE AND SALE OF RABIES VACCINE; CRIMINAL PENALTY....

Section 826.025. Provision of Vaccine and Serum - Sec. 826.025. PROVISION OF VACCINE AND SERUM. (a) The department...

Subchapter D. Registration and Restraint of Dogs and Cats

Section 826.031. Registration of Dogs and Cats by Local Governments - Sec. 826.031. REGISTRATION OF DOGS AND CATS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS....

Section 826.0311. Confidentiality of Certain Information in Dog and Cat Registry; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.0311. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN DOG AND CAT...

Section 826.032. Registration; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.032. REGISTRATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 826.033. Restraint, Impoundment, and Disposition of Dogs and Cats - Sec. 826.033. RESTRAINT, IMPOUNDMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF DOGS AND CATS....

Section 826.034. Restraint; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.034. RESTRAINT; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...

Subchapter E. Reports and Quarantine

Section 826.041. Reports of Rabies - Sec. 826.041. REPORTS OF RABIES. (a) A person who knows...

Section 826.042. Quarantine of Animals - Sec. 826.042. QUARANTINE OF ANIMALS. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 826.043. Release or Disposition of Quarantined Animal - Sec. 826.043. RELEASE OR DISPOSITION OF QUARANTINED ANIMAL. (a) If...

Section 826.044. Quarantine; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.044. QUARANTINE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 826.045. Area Rabies Quarantine - Sec. 826.045. AREA RABIES QUARANTINE. (a) If rabies is known...

Section 826.046. Violation of Area Rabies Quarantine; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.046. VIOLATION OF AREA RABIES QUARANTINE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a)...

Section 826.047. Limitation on Liability - Sec. 826.047. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. A veterinarian performing duties under...

Section 826.048. Exemption From Quarantine Requirement for Police Service Animals - Sec. 826.048. EXEMPTION FROM QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE SERVICE ANIMALS....

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)...

Section 826.052. Inspections - Sec. 826.052. INSPECTIONS. An employee of the department, on the...

Section 826.053. Hearing - Sec. 826.053. HEARING. (a) A person aggrieved by an action...

Section 826.054. Suits to Enjoin Operation of Quarantine or Impoundment Facility - Sec. 826.054. SUITS TO ENJOIN OPERATION OF QUARANTINE OR IMPOUNDMENT...

Section 826.055. Quarantine or Impoundment Facility; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 826.055. QUARANTINE OR IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A...