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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals
Chapter 828 - Dog and Cat Sterilization
Section 828.002. Requirements for Adoption
Section 828.003. Sterilization Agreement
Section 828.0035. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Section 828.004. Sterilization Required
Section 828.0045. Nonsurgical Sterilization
Section 828.005. Confirmation of Sterilization
Section 828.006. Letter Concerning Animal's Death
Section 828.007. Letter Concerning Lost or Stolen Animal
Section 828.008. Notice of Failure to Receive Letter
Section 828.010. Criminal Penalty
Section 828.011. Adoption Standards