1-1 By: Kuempel (Senate Sponsor - Wentworth) H.B. No. 1863
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 9, 2001;
1-3 April 9, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by
1-5 the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to
1-6 printer.)
1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-8 AN ACT
1-9 relating to the registration fee for dogs required by certain
1-10 counties.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Section 822.028, Health and Safety Code, is
1-13 amended to read as follows:
1-14 Sec. 822.028. REGISTRATION FEE. (a) An owner of a dog
1-15 registered under this subchapter must pay a registration fee of $1.
1-16 However, the commissioners court of the county may set the fee in
1-17 an amount of more than $1 but not more than $5, and if the court
1-18 sets the amount of the fee the owner must pay that amount.
1-19 (b) Registration is valid for one year from the date of
1-20 registration.
1-21 (c) [(b)] If a dog is moved to another county, the owner may
1-22 present the registration certificate to the county treasurer of the
1-23 county to which the dog is moved and receive without additional
1-24 cost a registration certificate. The new registration certificate
1-25 is valid for one year from the date of registration in the county
1-26 from which the dog was moved.
1-27 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-28 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-29 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-30 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-31 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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