86R2776 SCL-F
By: White H.B. No. 135
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to regulation of working animals by counties and
municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 250.009 to read as follows:
Sec. 250.009. WORKING ANIMAL BAN PROHIBITED. A county or
municipality may not adopt or enforce a charter provision,
ordinance, order, or other regulation that prohibits, directly or
indirectly, the use of an animal for the purpose of performing a
specific duty for a business, including entertainment,
transportation, education, or exhibition.
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, 2019.