{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.283","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.283","heading":"CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.","body":"A person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals under Section 42.09 or 42.092, Penal Code, may not be employed to work with dogs as a security officer by a security services contractor or security department of a private business that uses dogs to protect individuals or property or to conduct investigations.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 2328), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.76, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.086, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO REGULATED PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm#1702.283","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b1fdd188ef6f48160369b569b30fb4aeb62b38faf1bdb8f88b2665fbf8df8203","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.282","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.284"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}