{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-614.212","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 614.212","heading":"SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL.","body":"(a) The governing body of a state agency or political subdivision may enter into a contract with a person for the transfer of a law enforcement dog, horse, or other animal that has been determined by the applicable head of a law enforcement agency or that person's designee to be:\n(1) suitable for transfer, after consulting with the animal's veterinarian, handlers, and other caretakers; and\n(2) surplus to the needs of the state agency or political subdivision because the animal is:\n(A) at the end of the animal's working life; or\n(B) subject to circumstances that justify making the animal available for transfer before the end of the animal's working life, including:\n(i) the death of the animal's handler in the line of duty or as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty; or\n(ii) the medical retirement of the animal's handler as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty.\n(b) The head of a state law enforcement agency may execute a contract under this subchapter on behalf of the state agency.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (S.B. 2100), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 614. PEACE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS","SUBCHAPTER L. RETIREMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.614.htm#614.212","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"de0a54ef72a2d6712522b688fa7ea71daa75aaf5fbb825c7ca148731e551bef2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-614.211","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-614.213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}