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| 1 | 1 | 81R10448 GCB-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Bolton H.B. No. 3713 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the possession or distribution of certain controlled | |
| 8 | 8 | substances by certain persons for purposes of a humane society or | |
| 9 | 9 | animal control agency. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 481.111(b), Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (b) The provisions of this chapter relating to the | |
| 14 | 14 | possession of denatured sodium pentobarbital, Telazol, or Ketamine | |
| 15 | 15 | do not apply to possession by personnel of a humane society or an | |
| 16 | 16 | animal control agency for the purpose of tranquilizing, sedating, | |
| 17 | 17 | or destroying injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted animals if the | |
| 18 | 18 | humane society or animal control agency is registered with the | |
| 19 | 19 | Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. The provisions of this | |
| 20 | 20 | chapter relating to the distribution of denatured sodium | |
| 21 | 21 | pentobarbital, Telazol, or Ketamine do not apply to a person | |
| 22 | 22 | registered as required by Subchapter C, who is distributing the | |
| 23 | 23 | substance for that purpose to a humane society or an animal control | |
| 24 | 24 | agency registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement | |
| 25 | 25 | Administration. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |