Bill Text: TX SB2283 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of dangerous dogs and dogs that attack persons in certain municipalities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB2283 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB2283-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 2283 | ||
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| relating to the regulation of dangerous dogs and dogs that attack | ||
| persons in certain municipalities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 822, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 822.0012 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 822.0012. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN | ||
| MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to an incorporated | ||
| municipality that has a population of more than 1,000 and that is | ||
| the county seat of a county with a population of less than 1,600. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding the definition in Section 822.001(1), | ||
| for purposes of this subchapter the police department of a | ||
| municipality described by Subsection (a) is the animal control | ||
| authority for the municipality in all areas in which a dog is kept | ||
| and that are subject to the authority of the police department. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 822, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 822.0411 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 822.0411. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN | ||
| MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to an incorporated | ||
| municipality that has a population of more than 1,000 and that is | ||
| the county seat of a county with a population of less than 1,600. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding the definition in Section 822.041(1), | ||
| for purposes of this subchapter the police department of a | ||
| municipality described by Subsection (a) is the animal control | ||
| authority for the municipality in all areas in which a dog is kept | ||
| and that are subject to the authority of the police department. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2283 passed the Senate on | ||
| May 12, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2283 passed the House on | ||
| May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
