{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.014","heading":"COUNTIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES AND RULES.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt ordinances or rules that establish a local rabies control program in the county and set local standards that are compatible with and equal to or more stringent than the program established by this chapter and the department rules adopted under this chapter.\n(b) County ordinances or rules adopted under this section supersede this chapter and the department rules adopted under this chapter within that county so that dual enforcement will not occur.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1610, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 826. RABIES","SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.826.htm#826.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"4de45e9afe44c474595e2373f41436e8d756d643c72a38ab525a1e71ec7cbde9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}