Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals

Section 821.054. Requirements for Use of Commercially Compressed Carbon Monoxide - Sec. 821.054. REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF COMMERCIALLY COMPRESSED CARBON MONOXIDE....

Section 821.055. Training for Euthanasia Technicians - Sec. 821.055. TRAINING FOR EUTHANASIA TECHNICIANS. (a) A person may...

Section 821.056. Offense and Penalty - Sec. 821.056. OFFENSE AND PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 821.057. Injunction - Sec. 821.057. INJUNCTION. A court of competent jurisdiction, on the...

Subchapter E. Unlawful Restraint of Dog

Section 821.101. Definitions - Sec. 821.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adequate shelter" means...

Section 821.102. Unlawful Restraint of Dog; Offense - Sec. 821.102. UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT OF DOG; OFFENSE. (a) An owner...

Section 821.103. Exceptions - Sec. 821.103. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Section 821.102 does not apply to:...

Section 821.104. Effect of Subchapter on Other Law - Sec. 821.104. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON OTHER LAW. This subchapter...

Chapter 822 - Regulation of Animals

Subchapter A. General Provisions; Dogs That Attack Persons or Are a Danger to Persons

Section 822.001. Definitions - Sec. 822.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Animal control authority"...

Section 822.0011. Application to Certain Property - Sec. 822.0011. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN PROPERTY. For purposes of this...

Section 822.0012. Animal Control Authority in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 822.0012. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This...

Section 822.002. Seizure of a Dog Causing Death of or Serious Bodily Injury to a Person - Sec. 822.002. SEIZURE OF A DOG CAUSING DEATH OF OR...

Section 822.003. Hearing - Sec. 822.003. HEARING. (a) The court shall set a time...

Section 822.004. Destruction of Dog - Sec. 822.004. DESTRUCTION OF DOG. The destruction of a dog...

Section 822.005. Attack by Dog - Sec. 822.005. ATTACK BY DOG. (a) A person commits an...

Section 822.006. Defenses - Sec. 822.006. DEFENSES. (a) It is a defense to prosecution...

Section 822.007. Local Regulation of Dogs - Sec. 822.007. LOCAL REGULATION OF DOGS. This subchapter does not...

Subchapter B. Dogs and Coyotes That Are a Danger to Animals

Section 822.011. Definitions - Sec. 822.011. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Dog or coyote"...

Section 822.012. Certain Dogs and Coyotes Prohibited From Running at Large; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 822.012. CERTAIN DOGS AND COYOTES PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT...

Section 822.013. Dogs or Coyotes That Attack Animals - Sec. 822.013. DOGS OR COYOTES THAT ATTACK ANIMALS. (a) A...

Subchapter C. County Registration and Regulation of Dogs

Section 822.021. Application to Counties That Adopt Subchapter - Sec. 822.021. APPLICATION TO COUNTIES THAT ADOPT SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter...

Section 822.022. Petition for Election - Sec. 822.022. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) On receiving a petition...

Section 822.023. Notice - Sec. 822.023. NOTICE. In addition to the notice required by...

Section 822.024. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 822.024. BALLOT PROPOSITION. The ballot for an election under...

Section 822.025. Election Result - Sec. 822.025. ELECTION RESULT. (a) If a majority of those...

Section 822.026. Interval Between Elections - Sec. 822.026. INTERVAL BETWEEN ELECTIONS. (a) If the result of...

Section 822.027. Registration Tags and Certificate - Sec. 822.027. REGISTRATION TAGS AND CERTIFICATE. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 822.028. Registration Fee - Sec. 822.028. REGISTRATION FEE. (a) An owner of a dog...

Section 822.029. Disposition of Fee - Sec. 822.029. DISPOSITION OF FEE. (a) The fee collected for...

Section 822.030. Registration Required; Exception for Temporary Visits - Sec. 822.030. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY VISITS. (a) The...

Section 822.031. Unregistered Dogs Prohibited From Running at Large - Sec. 822.031. UNREGISTERED DOGS PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT LARGE. The...

Section 822.035. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 822.035. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Subchapter D. Dangerous Dogs

Section 822.041. Definitions - Sec. 822.041. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Animal control authority"...

Section 822.0411. Animal Control Authority in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 822.0411. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This...

Section 822.042. Requirements for Owner of Dangerous Dog - Sec. 822.042. REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNER OF DANGEROUS DOG. (a) Not...

Section 822.0421. Determination That Dog Is Dangerous - Sec. 822.0421. DETERMINATION THAT DOG IS DANGEROUS. (a) If a...

Section 822.0422. Reporting of Incident in Certain Counties and Municipalities - Sec. 822.0422. REPORTING OF INCIDENT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES....

Section 822.0423. Hearing - Sec. 822.0423. HEARING. (a) The court, on receiving a report...

Section 822.0424. Appeal - Sec. 822.0424. APPEAL. (a) A party to an appeal under...

Section 822.043. Registration - Sec. 822.043. REGISTRATION. (a) An animal control authority for the...

Section 822.044. Attack by Dangerous Dog - Sec. 822.044. ATTACK BY DANGEROUS DOG. (a) A person commits...

Section 822.045. Violations - Sec. 822.045. VIOLATIONS. (a) A person who owns or keeps...

Section 822.046. Defense - Sec. 822.046. DEFENSE. (a) It is a defense to prosecution...

Section 822.047. Local Regulation of Dangerous Dogs - Sec. 822.047. LOCAL REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS. A county or...

Subchapter E. Dangerous Wild Animals

Section 822.101. Definitions - Sec. 822.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Animal registration agency"...

Section 822.102. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 822.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not...

Section 822.103. Certificate of Registration; Fees - Sec. 822.103. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; FEES. (a) A person may...

Section 822.104. Certificate of Registration Application - Sec. 822.104. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for...

Section 822.105. Denial or Revocation of Certificate of Registration; Appeal - Sec. 822.105. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; APPEAL....

Section 822.106. Display of Certificate of Registration - Sec. 822.106. DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. (a) A holder...

Section 822.107. Liability Insurance - Sec. 822.107. LIABILITY INSURANCE. An owner of a dangerous wild...

Section 822.108. Inspection - Sec. 822.108. INSPECTION. An owner of a dangerous wild animal,...

Section 822.109. Relocation or Disposition of Animal - Sec. 822.109. RELOCATION OR DISPOSITION OF ANIMAL. (a) An owner...

Section 822.110. Attack by Animal; Escape of Animal; Liability - Sec. 822.110. ATTACK BY ANIMAL; ESCAPE OF ANIMAL; LIABILITY. (a)...

Section 822.111. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner; Caging Requirements and Standards - Sec. 822.111. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER; CAGING REQUIREMENTS...

Section 822.112. Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Animal - Sec. 822.112. CARE, TREATMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMAL. (a) For...

Section 822.113. Offense and Penalty - Sec. 822.113. OFFENSE AND PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 822.114. Civil Penalty - Sec. 822.114. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section...

Section 822.115. Injunction - Sec. 822.115. INJUNCTION. Any person who is directly harmed or...

Section 822.116. Effect of Subchapter on Other Law - Sec. 822.116. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON OTHER LAW. (a) This...

Chapter 823 - Animal Shelters

Section 823.001. Definitions - Sec. 823.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal shelter" means...

Section 823.002. Exemption for Certain Counties, Clinics, and Facilities - Sec. 823.002. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES, CLINICS, AND FACILITIES. This...

Section 823.003. Standards for Animal Shelters; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 823.003. STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) Each...

Section 823.004. Microchip Scan Required - Sec. 823.004. MICROCHIP SCAN REQUIRED. As soon as practicable after...

Section 823.005. Advisory Committee - Sec. 823.005. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The governing body of a...

Section 823.007. Injunction - Sec. 823.007. INJUNCTION. A court of competent jurisdiction may, on...

Section 823.008. Enforcement by County - Sec. 823.008. ENFORCEMENT BY COUNTY. (a) A county may enforce...

Section 823.009. Civil Penalty - Sec. 823.009. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person may not cause,...

Chapter 825 - Predatory Animals and Animal Pests

Subchapter A. Cooperation Between State and Federal Agencies in Controlling Predatory Animals and Rodents

Section 825.001. Cooperation Between State and Federal Agencies in Controlling Predatory Animals and Rodents - Sec. 825.001. COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IN CONTROLLING...

Section 825.002. Cooperative Agreement - Sec. 825.002. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. The director of the Texas Agricultural...

Section 825.003. Expenditure of Appropriations - Sec. 825.003. EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATIONS. The state funds appropriated to...

Section 825.004. Appropriations by Local Governments - Sec. 825.004. APPROPRIATIONS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. The commissioners court of...

Section 825.005. Sale of Furs, Skins, and Specimens - Sec. 825.005. SALE OF FURS, SKINS, AND SPECIMENS. (a) Except...

Section 825.006. Bounties Prohibited - Sec. 825.006. BOUNTIES PROHIBITED. (a) A hunter or trapper acting...

Section 825.007. Construction With Parks and Wildlife Code - Sec. 825.007. CONSTRUCTION WITH PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE. Section 71.004(b),...

Section 825.008. Tampering With Traps; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 825.008. TAMPERING WITH TRAPS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person...

Section 825.009. Stealing Traps; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 825.009. STEALING TRAPS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits...

Section 825.010. Stealing Animals From Traps; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 825.010. STEALING ANIMALS FROM TRAPS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A...

Subchapter B. Purchase of Poison to Destroy Certain Animal Pests

Section 825.021. Commissioners Court May Purchase Poison - Sec. 825.021. COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY PURCHASE POISON. (a) The commissioners...

Section 825.022. Notice Concerning Poison - Sec. 825.022. NOTICE CONCERNING POISON. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 825.024. Duties of Land Holders, Lessees, and Tenants - Sec. 825.024. DUTIES OF LAND HOLDERS, LESSEES, AND TENANTS. (a)...

Subchapter C. Bounties for Predatory Animals

Section 825.031. Bounties for Predatory Animals - Sec. 825.031. BOUNTIES FOR PREDATORY ANIMALS. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 825.032. Angelina, Henderson, or Trinity County: Wolves and Other Predatory Animals - Sec. 825.032. ANGELINA, HENDERSON, OR TRINITY COUNTY: WOLVES AND OTHER...

Section 825.033. Aransas, Bee, Refugio, or San Patricio County: Rattlesnakes, Wolves, Coyotes, Panthers, Bobcats, and Other Predatory Animals - Sec. 825.033. ARANSAS, BEE, REFUGIO, OR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY: RATTLESNAKES,...

Section 825.034. Panola County: Wolves - Sec. 825.034. PANOLA COUNTY: WOLVES. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 825.035. Borden County: Rabbits - Sec. 825.035. BORDEN COUNTY: RABBITS. (a) The Commissioners Court of...

Section 825.036. Prairie Dogs - Sec. 825.036. PRAIRIE DOGS. Prairie dogs are a public nuisance....

Section 825.037. Effect of Other Laws - Sec. 825.037. EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS. This subchapter does not...

Subchapter D. Control of Predatory Animals

Section 825.051. Municipal Control of Coyotes - Sec. 825.051. MUNICIPAL CONTROL OF COYOTES. A municipality with a...

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...

Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization

Section 828.001. Definitions - Sec. 828.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "New owner" means...

Section 828.002. Requirements for Adoption - Sec. 828.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION. Except as provided by Section...

Section 828.003. Sterilization Agreement - Sec. 828.003. STERILIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) The sterilization agreement used by...

Section 828.0035. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Sec. 828.0035. STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS. The State...

Section 828.004. Sterilization Required - Sec. 828.004. STERILIZATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by this...

Section 828.0045. Nonsurgical Sterilization - Sec. 828.0045. NONSURGICAL STERILIZATION. A licensed veterinarian may use nonsurgical...

Section 828.005. Confirmation of Sterilization - Sec. 828.005. CONFIRMATION OF STERILIZATION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 828.006. Letter Concerning Animal's Death - Sec. 828.006. LETTER CONCERNING ANIMAL'S DEATH. (a) If an adopted...

Section 828.007. Letter Concerning Lost or Stolen Animal - Sec. 828.007. LETTER CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN ANIMAL. (a) If...

Section 828.008. Notice of Failure to Receive Letter - Sec. 828.008. NOTICE OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE LETTER. A releasing...

Section 828.009. Reclamation - Sec. 828.009. RECLAMATION. (a) A releasing agency that does not...

Section 828.010. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 828.010. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A new owner that violates...

Section 828.011. Adoption Standards - Sec. 828.011. ADOPTION STANDARDS. (a) Each releasing agency may set...

Section 828.012. Surgery and Other Veterinary Services - Sec. 828.012. SURGERY AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICES. (a) Surgery or...

Section 828.013. Exemptions - Sec. 828.013. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 828.014. Animal Friendly Account; Dedication - Sec. 828.014. ANIMAL FRIENDLY ACCOUNT; DEDICATION. (a) The animal friendly...

Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training

Section 829.001. Definitions - Sec. 829.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal control officer"...

Section 829.0015. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 829.0015. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. The commissioners court of a...

Section 829.002. Training Required - Sec. 829.002. TRAINING REQUIRED. A person may not perform the...

Section 829.003. Training Courses - Sec. 829.003. TRAINING COURSES. (a) The department shall prescribe the...

Section 829.004. Availability of Courses - Sec. 829.004. AVAILABILITY OF COURSES. (a) The department or the...

Section 829.005. Fee - Sec. 829.005. FEE. The department and any authorized animal control...

Section 829.006. Issuance of Certificate - Sec. 829.006. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The department or the...

Section 829.007. Facility Certificate - Sec. 829.007. FACILITY CERTIFICATE. The department shall issue a certificate...

Section 829.008. Payment of Fee - Sec. 829.008. PAYMENT OF FEE. A political subdivision of this...

Section 829.009. Civil Remedy - Sec. 829.009. CIVIL REMEDY. A person may sue for injunctive...

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