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| 1 | 1 | 87R341 KKR-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Goodwin H.B. No. 1941 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of certain devices to train or control the | |
| 8 | 8 | behavior of an elephant; creating a criminal offense. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 821, Health and Safety Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Subchapter E to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | SUBCHAPTER E. TREATMENT OF ELEPHANTS | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 821.101. USE OF CERTAIN DEVICES ON ELEPHANTS | |
| 14 | 14 | PROHIBITED. A person may not use any device, including a bullhook, | |
| 15 | 15 | ankus, baseball bat, axe handle, or pitchfork, to train or control | |
| 16 | 16 | the behavior of an elephant in a manner that inflicts physical pain | |
| 17 | 17 | on the elephant. | |
| 18 | 18 | Sec. 821.102. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an | |
| 19 | 19 | offense if the person violates Section 821.101. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, | |
| 21 | 21 | except that the offense is a state jail felony if it is shown at the | |
| 22 | 22 | trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been | |
| 23 | 23 | convicted two or more times of an offense under this section. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |