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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to informing the public about the availability of |
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provisions in protective orders regarding pets and other companion |
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animals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 81, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 81.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.012. AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONS UNDER PROTECTIVE |
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ORDER. The attorney general and the State Bar of Texas shall |
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jointly develop information to provide to the public about the |
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provisions that may be included in a protective order, including |
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the ability of a court to render a protective order prohibiting a |
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party from removing a pet, companion animal, or assistance animal, |
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as defined by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code, from the |
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possession or actual or constructive care of a person named in the |
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order. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |