{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-823.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.008","heading":"ENFORCEMENT BY COUNTY.","body":"(a) A county may enforce this chapter.\n(b) This section does not authorize a county to establish standards for operating an animal shelter.\n(c) A county may not enforce this chapter at an animal shelter operated by a municipality.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 3004), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.","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#823.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"471a717eb875199653f86f4f3e482a934da1adfb59d8b62a489ffee7c8c300e3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-823.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-823.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}