87R9680 KKR-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 3340
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appeal of certain orders regarding dangerous dogs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 822.042, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
(e-1) An owner may appeal a justice court's order to
humanely destroy a dog to a county court or county court at law in
the manner provided by Section 822.0424.
SECTION 2. Section 822.0424(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A party to an appeal under Section 822.042(e-1),
822.0421(d), or a hearing under Section 822.0423 may appeal the
decision to a county court or county court at law in the county in
which the justice or municipal court is located and is entitled to a
jury trial on request.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an order issued by a justice court on or after the effective date
of this Act. An order issued before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the order was issued and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.