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| 1 | - | 86R16642 SRA-D | |
| 2 | - | By: Noble, Anderson, González of El Paso, H.B. No. 2347 | |
| 3 | - | Collier, Buckley, et al. | |
| 4 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2347: | |
| 5 | - | By: Rosenthal C.S.H.B. No. 2347 | |
| 1 | + | 86R14950 SRA-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Noble H.B. No. 2347 | |
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| 7 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 9 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 10 | 7 | relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal | |
| 11 | - | shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue | |
| 12 | - | organization. | |
| 8 | + | shelter or releasing agency. | |
| 13 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 14 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 823, Health and Safety Code, is amended | |
| 15 | 11 | by adding Section 823.004 to read as follows: | |
| 16 | 12 | Sec. 823.004. MICROCHIP SCAN REQUIRED. As soon as | |
| 17 | 13 | practicable after an animal is placed in the custody of an animal | |
| 18 | - | shelter or a releasing agency as defined by Section 828.001, | |
| 19 | - | including an animal rescue organization, the shelter, agency, or | |
| 20 | - | organization shall scan the animal to determine whether a microchip | |
| 21 | - | is implanted in the animal. | |
| 14 | + | shelter or a releasing agency as defined by Section 828.001, the | |
| 15 | + | shelter or agency shall scan the animal to determine whether a | |
| 16 | + | microchip is implanted in the animal. | |
| 22 | 17 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |