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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limitations on the number of dogs at a residence in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 240, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 240.904 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 240.904. REGULATION OF NUMBER OF DOGS AT RESIDENCE. |
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(a) In this section, "residential subdivision" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 240.081. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of |
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one million or more by order may limit the number of dogs that an |
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individual may keep at a residence located in a residential |
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subdivision in the unincorporated area of the county. |
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(c) An order adopted under Subsection (b) does not apply to |
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a residence used by a registered animal rescue group on a |
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determination by the commissioners court that the neighborhood in |
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which the residence is located does not operate an animal shelter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |