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1	1	H.B. No. 405
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the authority of an animal control officer to carry a
6	6	bite prevention stick in the performance of official duties.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding
9	9	Subsection (g) to read as follows:
10	10	(g) The provisions of Sections 46.02 and 46.03 prohibiting
11	11	the possession or carrying of a club do not apply to an animal
12	12	control officer who holds a certificate issued under Section
13	13	829.006, Health and Safety Code, and who possesses or carries an
14	14	instrument used specifically for deterring the bite of an animal
15	15	while the officer is in the performance of official duties under the
16	16	Health and Safety Code or is traveling to or from a place of duty.
17	17	SECTION 2. Section 829.003(a), Health and Safety Code, is
18	18	amended to read as follows:
19	19	(a) The department shall prescribe the standards and
20	20	curriculum for basic and continuing education animal control
21	21	courses. The curriculum for both the basic and continuing
22	22	education courses must include the following topics:
23	23	(1) state laws governing animal control and protection
24	24	and animal cruelty;
25	25	(2) animal health and disease recognition, control,
26	26	and prevention;
27	27	(3) the humane care and treatment of animals;
28	28	(4) standards for care and control of animals in an
29	29	animal shelter;
30	30	(5) standards and procedures for the transportation of
31	31	animals;
32	32	(6) principles and procedures for capturing and
33	33	handling stray domestic animals and wildlife, including principles
34	34	and procedures to be followed with respect to an instrument used
35	35	specifically for deterring the bite of an animal;
36	36	(7) first aid for injured animals;
37	37	(8) the documentation of animal cruelty evidence and
38	38	courtroom procedures;
39	39	(9) animal shelter operations and administration;
40	40	(10) spaying and neutering, microchipping, and
41	41	adoption;
42	42	(11) communications and public relations;
43	43	(12) state and federal laws for possession of
44	44	controlled substances and other medications; and
45	45	(13) any other topics pertinent to animal control and
46	46	animal shelter personnel.
47	47	SECTION 3. Section 829.003(a), Health and Safety Code, as
48	48	amended by this Act, applies to the curriculum required for basic
49	49	and continuing education animal control courses offered under
50	50	Section 829.004, Health and Safety Code, on or after January 1,
51	51	2010.
52	52	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
53	53	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
54	54	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
55	55	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
56	56	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
57	57	______________________________ ______________________________
58	58	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
59	59	I certify that H.B. No. 405 was passed by the House on April
60	60	2, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
61	61	voting.
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Chief Clerk of the House
64	64	I certify that H.B. No. 405 was passed by the Senate on May
65	65	21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
66	66	______________________________
67	67	Secretary of the Senate
68	68	APPROVED: _____________________
69	69	Date
70	70	_____________________
71	71	Governor