{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-821.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.056","heading":"OFFENSE AND PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1596, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 821. TREATMENT AND DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS","SUBCHAPTER C. EUTHANASIA OF ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.821.htm#821.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"90ec80acbbc8f766ea46345fb2778f969d48569f06ff7604e07f7c44cb57742c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-821.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-821.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}