Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.009 · Chapter 828. DOG AND CAT STERILIZATION
RECLAMATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A releasing agency that does not receive a letter under Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007 after the expiration of the seventh day after the sterilization completion date agreed to under Section 828.002 may promptly reclaim the animal from the new owner.
(b) A person may not prevent, obstruct, or interfere with a reclamation under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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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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 § 828.005CONFIRMATION OF STERILIZATION.Printed as Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.006LETTER CONCERNING ANIMAL'S DEATH.Printed as Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.007LETTER CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN ANIMAL.Printed as Section 828.005, 828.006, or 828.007
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