Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.352 · Subchapter I. ANIMAL-BORNE DISEASES
WARNING SIGN REQUIRED; RULES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The owner or operator of a pet store that sells reptiles shall:
(1) post a sign warning of reptile-associated salmonellosis in accordance with department rules; and
(2) ensure that a written warning related to reptile-associated salmonellosis is provided to each purchaser of a reptile.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to govern:
(1) the form and content of the sign required by Subsection (a) and the manner and place of posting of the sign; and
(2) the form and content of the written warning required by Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1228, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0250, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.81.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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