81R2754 PEP-D
By: Huffman S.B. No. 1298
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of an animal control officer to carry a
bite prevention stick in the performance of official duties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The provisions of Sections 46.02 and 46.03 prohibiting
the possession or carrying of a club do not apply to an animal
control officer, as defined by Section 829.001, Health and Safety
Code, who possesses or carries an instrument used specifically for
deterring the bite of an animal while the officer is in the
performance of official duties under the Health and Safety Code or
is traveling to or from a place of duty.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.