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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a petition for a municipal animal control authority to |
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manage dangerous animals in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of |
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the municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 822, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 822.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 822.008. PETITION FOR MUNICIPAL ANIMAL CONTROL |
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AUTHORITY TO OPERATE IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. A municipal |
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animal control authority may impound and manage dangerous animals, |
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including dangerous dogs, in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of |
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the municipality if: |
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(1) the authority receives a petition signed by at |
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least five residents of the extraterritorial jurisdiction |
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requesting assistance from the authority and alleging that: |
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(A) dangerous animals, including dogs or |
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coyotes, have repeatedly attacked humans, pets, or livestock within |
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the extraterritorial jurisdiction; and |
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(B) due to the presence of dangerous animals, the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction is an unsafe environment for humans, |
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pets, or livestock; and |
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(2) another animal control authority is not authorized |
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to operate within the extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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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, 2017. |