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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an annual report regarding certain dog bites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 822, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 822.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 822.008. ANNUAL REPORT OF DOG BITES. Each animal |
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control authority shall submit to the Department of State Health |
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Services in the form and manner prescribed by the department an |
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annual report regarding dog bites that occurred in the preceding |
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year in the authority's jurisdiction and resulted in bodily injury, |
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serious bodily injury, or death of a person. The report must |
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include the following information for each dog bite: |
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(1) the date of the dog bite; |
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(2) the county or municipality in which the dog bite |
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occurred; |
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(3) the age of the victim of the dog bite; |
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(4) the breed of the dog that caused the dog bite; |
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(5) whether the dog bite resulted in bodily injury, |
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serious bodily injury, or death; |
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(6) whether the victim as a result of the injuries |
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sustained received: |
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(A) emergency medical treatment at an emergency |
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medical care facility or hospital emergency room; or |
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(B) inpatient treatment at a hospital; |
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(7) whether the dog was previously determined to be a |
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dangerous dog under Subchapter D; |
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(8) whether the dog had previously bitten a person, |
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resulting in bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or death; and |
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(9) whether as a result of the dog bite a person was |
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charged with a criminal offense under this chapter or any other law. |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 822.008, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act, an animal control authority is |
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not required to submit a report until December 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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