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By: Noble, et al. |
H.B. No. 604 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini, Bettencourt, Paxton) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2021; |
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April 21, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Local |
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Government; May 11, 2021, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 11, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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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. |
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