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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to transporting dogs in open truck or trailer beds 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 I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.4146 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.4146. TRANSPORTING DOGS IN OPEN BEDS. (a) This |
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section applies only to a vehicle being operated or a trailer being |
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drawn in a county with a population of more than 125,000. |
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(b) A person may not operate an open-bed pickup truck or an |
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open flatbed truck or draw an open flatbed trailer described by |
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Subsection (a) at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour when a dog |
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is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer unless the dog |
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occupying the bed of the truck or trailer is secured in a crate, |
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cage, or other closed container. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |