Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.005 · Chapter 828. DOG AND CAT STERILIZATION
CONFIRMATION OF STERILIZATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 828.006 or 828.007, each new owner who signs a sterilization agreement under Section 828.002 shall deliver to the releasing agency from which the animal was adopted a letter signed by the veterinarian who performed the sterilization.
(b) The letter must be delivered in person or by mail not later than the seventh day after the date on which the animal was sterilized.
(c) The letter must state that the animal has been sterilized, briefly describe the animal, and provide the date of sterilization.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248), Sec. 5, eff. May 27, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.828.htm
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.002REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION.Printed as Section 828.002
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.006LETTER CONCERNING ANIMAL'S DEATH.Printed as Section 828.006 or 828.007
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.007LETTER CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN ANIMAL.Printed as Section 828.006 or 828.007
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.005. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.006LETTER CONCERNING ANIMAL'S DEATH.Printed as Section 828.005
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.007LETTER CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN ANIMAL.Printed as Section 828.005
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.008NOTICE OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE LETTER.Printed as Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.009RECLAMATION.Printed as Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007
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