{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-823.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.004","heading":"MICROCHIP SCAN REQUIRED.","body":"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.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 136 (H.B. 604), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 823. ANIMAL SHELTERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.823.htm#823.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7fe04d39d83f910b39b897a380a024e618d796c1049b1551bf13a5877033f356","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-823.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-823.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}