{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-828.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.002","heading":"REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION.","body":"Except as provided by Section 828.013, a releasing agency may not release a dog or cat for adoption unless the animal has been sterilized or the release is made to a new owner who signs an agreement to have the animal sterilized.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 828. DOG AND CAT STERILIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.828.htm#828.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"9bffed30667964e94c1b78f6a97249f4758fae1a0a337085a3abd8dbff3e9923","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-828.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-828.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}