{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-829.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 829.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Animal control officer\" means a person who:\n(A) is employed, appointed, or otherwise engaged primarily to enforce laws relating to animal control; and\n(B) is not a peace officer.\n(2) \"Department\" means the Department of State Health Services.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 829. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER TRAINING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.829.htm#829.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"558de02f640777f7a169f1fa725fd5535132af2ca83fd025360a0105339fe8a1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-828.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-829.0015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}