{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-822.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.004","heading":"DESTRUCTION OF DOG.","body":"The destruction of a dog under this subchapter must be performed by:\n(1) a licensed veterinarian;\n(2) personnel of a recognized animal shelter or humane society who are trained in the humane destruction of animals; or\n(3) personnel of a governmental agency responsible for animal control who are trained in the humane destruction of animals.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Health \u0026 Safety Code Sec. 822.003 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.822.htm#822.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"f966df3a62b880a8cd12288655824ddd2fa11b593c3d67efd400fee83376d9bf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-822.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-822.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}