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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.004: DESTRUCTION OF DOG.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS
- CHAPTER 822. REGULATION OF ANIMALS
- SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DOGS THAT ATTACK PERSONS OR ARE A DANGER TO PERSONS
The destruction of a dog under this subchapter must be performed by:
(1) a licensed veterinarian;
(2) personnel of a recognized animal shelter or humane society who are trained in the humane destruction of animals; or
(3) personnel of a governmental agency responsible for animal control who are trained in the humane destruction of animals.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.003 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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