88R15604 BEE-D
By: Ordaz H.B. No. 1521
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1521:
By: Perez C.S.H.B. No. 1521
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to transporting dogs in open truck or trailer beds in
certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 545.4146 to read as follows:
Sec. 545.4146. TRANSPORTING DOGS IN OPEN BEDS. (a) This
section applies only to a vehicle being operated or a trailer being
drawn:
(1) in a county with a population of more than 500,000;
and
(2) on a freeway with a speed limit of 60 miles per
hour or more.
(b) A person may not operate an open-bed pickup truck or an
open flatbed truck or draw an open flatbed trailer described by
Subsection (a) when a dog is occupying the bed of the truck or
trailer unless:
(1) the dog occupying the bed of the truck or trailer
is secured in a crate, cage, or other closed container; and
(2) the container required by Subdivision (1) is
securely attached to the walls or bed of the truck or trailer.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.