Texas Health and Safety Code 828.013 – Exemptions
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 828.013
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
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.