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| 6 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 7 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law |
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| 8 | 7 | | enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain |
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| 9 | 8 | | circumstances. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 12 | 11 | | adding Section 52l to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 12 | | Sec. 52l. The legislature may authorize a state agency or a |
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| 14 | 13 | | county, a municipality, or other political subdivision to transfer |
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| 15 | 14 | | a law enforcement dog, horse, or other animal to the animal's |
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| 16 | 15 | | handler or another qualified caretaker for no consideration on the |
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| 17 | 16 | | animal's retirement or at another time if the transfer is in the |
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| 18 | 17 | | animal's best interest. |
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| 19 | 18 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 20 | 19 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. |
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| 21 | 20 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 22 | 21 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow the transfer |
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| 23 | 22 | | of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain |
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| 24 | 23 | | circumstances." |
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