{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.015","heading":"MUNICIPALITIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES OR RULES.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt ordinances or rules that establish a local rabies control program in the municipality and set local standards that are compatible with and equal to or more stringent than:\n(1) the ordinances or rules adopted by the county in which the municipality is located; and\n(2) the program established by this chapter and the department rules adopted under this chapter.\n(b) Municipal ordinances or rules adopted under this section supersede ordinances or rules adopted by the county in which the municipality is located, this chapter, and the department rules adopted under this chapter within that municipality so that multiple 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. 3.1611, 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#826.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"4ce2496d0122419fe21e05655092643246a07150302de7e03a168c8fea34edb9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}