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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated |
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animal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 821.022(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a peace officer or an officer who has responsibility |
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for animal control in a county or municipality has reason to believe |
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that an animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the officer may |
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apply to the following for a warrant to seize the animal: |
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(1) a justice court or magistrate in: |
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(A) the county in which the animal is located; or |
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(B) a county adjacent to the county in which the |
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animal is located; or |
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(2) [to] a municipal court in: |
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(A) the municipality in which the animal is |
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located; or |
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(B) a municipality adjacent to the municipality |
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in which the animal is located [for a warrant to seize the animal]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |