{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-824.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.002","heading":"EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) an animal shelter as defined by Chapter 823; or\n(2) a kennel that boards not more than three dogs or cats at any time.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (H.B. 2063), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 824. KENNELS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.824.htm#824.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"fb1dc0299712afd29017fae659de45bf1f7ada7f477f0af88320b544265d5201","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-824.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-824.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}