78R2804 JRD-D

By:  Staples                                                      S.B. No. 1086



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to animal impoundment facilities operated by a small 
municipality. 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 826.051(b), Health and Safety Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The board by rule shall establish minimum standards for 
impoundment facilities and for the care of impounded animals.  
Standards adopted by the board under this subsection do not apply to 
an impoundment facility operated by a municipality the majority of 
the territory of which is located in a county with a population of 
less than 75,000.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.