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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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. |