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| 6 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | relating to county and municipal housing authority pet policies. |
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| 9 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 392, Local Government |
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| 11 | 10 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 392.0555 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 11 | | Sec. 392.0555. PET OWNERSHIP POLICY. Any housing authority |
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| 13 | 12 | | policy permitting tenant ownership of a pet must comply with all |
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| 14 | 13 | | applicable county or municipal restrictions on dangerous dogs |
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| 15 | 14 | | imposed under Section 822.047, Health and Safety Code. |
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| 16 | 15 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 17 | 16 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 18 | 17 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 19 | 18 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 20 | 19 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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