Bill Text: TX HB14 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of licensed dog and cat breeders.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-07 - Filed [HB14 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB14-Introduced.html
| 87S10079 DRS-D | ||
| By: Gervin-Hawkins | H.B. No. 14 | |
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| relating to the regulation of licensed dog and cat breeders. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 802, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 802.155 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 802.155. BILL OF SALE. (a) A licensed breeder shall | ||
| provide to a purchaser of an animal a bill of sale for each animal | ||
| the licensed breeder sells to or exchanges with the purchaser in | ||
| return for consideration. The bill of sale must include: | ||
| (1) the name and license number of the licensed | ||
| breeder; | ||
| (2) the name of the purchaser; | ||
| (3) a description of the animal sold or exchanged; | ||
| (4) the date of the sale or exchange; | ||
| (5) the amount paid to the licensed breeder; and | ||
| (6) a statement in the form required by commission | ||
| rule advising that dog and cat breeders are regulated by the | ||
| department and including the department's name, mailing address, | ||
| relevant telephone numbers, and Internet website address. | ||
| (b) A licensed breeder shall maintain a copy of each bill of | ||
| sale provided to a purchaser under this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. | ||
