Bill Text: TX HB3092 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to notice of an epizootic infectious disease occurring in an animal shelter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-17 - Left pending in committee [HB3092 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3092-Engrossed.html
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| By: Paul | H.B. No. 3092 | |
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| relating to notice of an epizootic infectious disease occurring in | ||
| an animal shelter. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 823, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 823.004 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 823.004. REQUIRED NOTICE OF EPIZOOTIC INFECTIOUS | ||
| DISEASES. (a) In this section, "epizootic" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 826.002. | ||
| (b) An animal shelter shall provide written, electronic, or | ||
| telephonic notice to each person who adopts an animal from the | ||
| shelter of any epizootic infectious disease that occurs among the | ||
| animals in the shelter within the 15-day period: | ||
| (1) before the date the person adopts the animal; or | ||
| (2) after the date the person adopts the animal. | ||
| (c) Section 823.009 does not apply to this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
