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	Amend SB 554 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 822.041, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3-a) to 
read as follows:
		(2)  "Dangerous dog" means a dog that:                                        
			(A)  makes an unprovoked attack on a person that 
causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure 
in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to 
prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own; [or]
			(B)  commits unprovoked acts in a place other than 
an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably 
certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own and 
those acts cause a person to reasonably believe that the dog will 
attack and cause bodily injury to that person; or
			(C)  is a pit bull breed of dog.                                      
		(3-a) "Pit bull breed of dog" means any Staffordshire 
bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, American pit bull 
terrier, or any mixed breed of dog that exhibits distinguishing 
characteristics that substantially conform to the American Kennel 
Club or United Kennel Club standards for those breeds.
	SECTION ____.  Section 822.042(g), Health and Safety Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(g)  For purposes of this section, a person learns that the 
person is the owner of a dangerous dog when:
		(1)  the owner knows of an attack described in Section 
822.041(2)(A) or (B);
		(2)  the owner receives notice that a justice court, 
county court, or municipal court has found that the dog is a 
dangerous dog under Section 822.0423; [or]
		(3)  the owner is informed by the animal control 
authority that the dog is a dangerous dog under Section 822.0421; or
		(4)  the person acquires a pit bull breed of dog.                      
	SECTION ____.  Section 822.0421(a), Health and Safety Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  If a person reports an incident described by Section 
822.041(2)(A) or (B), the animal control authority may investigate 
the incident.  If, after receiving the sworn statements of any 
witnesses, the animal control authority determines the dog is a 
dangerous dog, it shall notify the owner of that fact.
	SECTION ____.  Section 822.0422(b), Health and Safety Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  A person may report an incident described by Section 
822.041(2)(A) or (B) to a municipal court, a justice court, or a 
county court.  The owner of the dog shall deliver the dog to the 
animal control authority not later than the fifth day after the date 
on which the owner receives notice that the report has been filed.  
The authority may provide for the impoundment of the dog in secure 
and humane conditions until the court orders the disposition of the 
dog.