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| 1 | 1 | 86R14950 SRA-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Paxton S.B. No. 1855 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal | |
| 8 | 8 | shelter or releasing agency. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 823, Health and Safety Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Section 823.004 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 823.004. MICROCHIP SCAN REQUIRED. As soon as | |
| 13 | 13 | practicable after an animal is placed in the custody of an animal | |
| 14 | 14 | shelter or a releasing agency as defined by Section 828.001, the | |
| 15 | 15 | shelter or agency shall scan the animal to determine whether a | |
| 16 | 16 | microchip is implanted in the animal. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |