Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.002 · Chapter 828. DOG AND CAT STERILIZATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.828.htm
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Cited by 6 provisions
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- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.004STERILIZATION REQUIRED.Printed as Section 828.002
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.005CONFIRMATION OF STERILIZATION.Printed as Section 828.002
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.006LETTER CONCERNING ANIMAL'S DEATH.Printed as Section 828.002
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.007LETTER CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN ANIMAL.Printed as Section 828.002
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.008NOTICE OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE LETTER.Printed as Section 828.002
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.009RECLAMATION.Printed as Section 828.002
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