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Amend SB 1395 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1)  Strike the recital to SECTION 2 of the bill, amending Section 822.102(a), Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 39-40), and substitute "Section 822.102, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:".
(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 822.102(a), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 41), strike "This" and substitute "Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), this [This]".
(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, immediately following amended Section 822.102(a), Health and Safety Code (page 2, between lines 49 and 50), insert the following:
(c)  Section 822.1025 applies to an organization described by Subsection (a)(13) and a wildlife sanctuary described by Subsection (a)(14).
(4)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Subchapter E, Chapter 822, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 822.1025 to read as follows:
Sec. 822.1025.  DUTIES OF CERTAIN ENTITIES. (a) Not later than December 31 of each year, an organization described by Section 822.102(a)(13) or a wildlife sanctuary described by Section 822.102(a)(14) shall provide to the animal registration agency and the department an annual notification, on a form provided by the department, that includes:
(1)  the name, address, and telephone number of the organization or sanctuary;
(2)  a complete identification of each dangerous wild animal in the custody and control of the organization or sanctuary, including species, sex, and age, if known; and
(3)  the exact location where each animal is to be kept.
(b)  Not later than the 10th day after the date on which an organization described by Section 822.102(a)(13) or a wildlife sanctuary described by Section 822.102(a)(14) acquires a dangerous wild animal, the organization or sanctuary shall provide to the animal registration agency and the department an update to the annual notification described by Subsection (a).
(c)  The animal registration agency may establish and charge reasonable fees for the notification under this section in order to recover the costs associated with the administration and enforcement of this section. The fee under this subsection may not exceed $50 for each animal listed in the notice and may not exceed $500, regardless of the number of animals listed in the notice.
(d)  The department may charge a reasonable fee in an amount sufficient to recover the costs associated with accepting and processing a notification under this section.
(e)  Sections 822.107 and 822.110 apply to an organization described by Section 822.102(a)(13) or a wildlife sanctuary described by Section 822.102(a)(14).
(f)  An organization described by Section 822.102(a)(13) or a wildlife sanctuary described by Section 822.102(a)(14) that violates Subsections (a)-(d) is subject to Sections 822.113-822.115 as if the organization or sanctuary had violated Section 822.103(a). An organization or sanctuary that violates Subsection (e) is subject to Sections 822.113 and 822.115, as applicable.
(5)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b) of this section, each animal registration agency in this state and the Department of State Health Services shall establish procedures to comply with Section 822.1025, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2014.
(b)  An animal registration agency is not required to establish procedures under Subsection (a) of this section if the municipality or county in which the agency is located prohibits the ownership, possession, or confinement of dangerous wild animals as defined by Section 822.101, Health and Safety Code.