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AN ACT
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relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal |
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shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue |
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organization. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 823, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 823.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 823.004. MICROCHIP SCAN REQUIRED. As soon as |
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practicable after an animal is placed in the custody of an animal |
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shelter or a releasing agency as defined by Section 828.001, |
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including an animal rescue organization, the shelter, agency, or |
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organization shall scan the animal to determine whether a microchip |
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is implanted in the animal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 604 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 604 was passed by the Senate on May |
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13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |