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| 1 | 1 | 89R15938 MCF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Campos H.B. No. 3888 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a sterilization exemption for a dog or cat adopted from | |
| 10 | 10 | a releasing agency. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 828.013, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 828.013. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) a dog or cat that is claimed from a releasing | |
| 16 | 16 | agency by a person who already owns the animal; | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) subject to Subdivision (5), a releasing agency | |
| 18 | 18 | located in a municipality that has in effect an ordinance providing | |
| 19 | 19 | standards for dog and cat sterilization that exceed the | |
| 20 | 20 | requirements provided by this chapter; | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) an institution of higher education that purchases | |
| 22 | 22 | or otherwise procures a dog or cat for the purpose of biomedical | |
| 23 | 23 | research, testing, or teaching; [or] | |
| 24 | 24 | (4) a releasing agency located in: | |
| 25 | 25 | (A) a county with a population of 20,000 or less; | |
| 26 | 26 | or | |
| 27 | 27 | (B) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or | |
| 28 | 28 | less; or | |
| 29 | 29 | (5) a dog or cat scheduled for euthanasia by the | |
| 30 | 30 | releasing agency that a new owner adopts. | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |