Tex. Health & Safety Code § 828.013 · Chapter 828. DOG AND CAT STERILIZATION
EXEMPTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a dog or cat that is claimed from a releasing agency by a person who already owns the animal;
(2) a releasing agency located in a municipality that has in effect an ordinance providing standards for dog and cat sterilization that exceed the requirements provided by this chapter;
(3) an institution of higher education that purchases or otherwise procures a dog or cat for the purpose of biomedical research, testing, or teaching; or
(4) a releasing agency located in:
(A) a county with a population of 20,000 or less; or
(B) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or less.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1993.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 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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- 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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