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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a sterilization exemption for a dog or cat adopted from |
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a releasing agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 828.013, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 828.013. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) a dog or cat that is claimed from a releasing |
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agency by a person who already owns the animal; |
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(2) subject to Subdivision (5), a releasing agency |
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located in a municipality that has in effect an ordinance providing |
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standards for dog and cat sterilization that exceed the |
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requirements provided by this chapter; |
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(3) an institution of higher education that purchases |
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or otherwise procures a dog or cat for the purpose of biomedical |
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research, testing, or teaching; [or] |
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(4) a releasing agency located in: |
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(A) a county with a population of 20,000 or less; |
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or |
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(B) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or |
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less; or |
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(5) a dog or cat scheduled for euthanasia by the |
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releasing agency that a new owner adopts. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |