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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.004: MICROCHIP SCAN REQUIRED.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS
- CHAPTER 823. ANIMAL SHELTERS
As soon as practicable after an animal is placed in the custody of an animal shelter or a releasing agency as defined by Section 828.001, including an animal rescue organization, the shelter, agency, or organization shall scan the animal to determine whether a microchip is implanted in the animal.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 136 (H.B. 604), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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