Texas Health And Safety Code Title 10, Chapter 829 - Animal Control Officer Training
Texas Section 829.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Animal control officer" means a person who: (A) is employed, appointed, or otherwise engaged primarily to enforce laws relating to animal...
Texas Section 829.002 - Training Required
A person may not perform the duties of an animal control officer unless: (1) the person: (A) completes a basic animal control course under this...
Texas Section 829.003 - Training Courses
(a) The department shall prescribe the standards and curriculum for basic and continuing education animal control courses. The curriculum for both the basic and continuing...
Texas Section 829.004 - Availability Of Courses
(a) The department or the department's designee shall offer at least two basic animal control courses every calendar year in each of the department's zoonosis...
Texas Section 829.005 - Fee
The department and any authorized animal control course sponsor, in accordance with department rules, may collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of arranging and...
Texas Section 829.006 - Issuance Of Certificate
(a) The department or the department's designee shall: (1) maintain the training records for each person satisfactorily completing any course offered under this chapter for...
Texas Section 829.007 - Facility Certificate
The department shall issue a certificate to an animal shelter inspected under Section 823.003 or a quarantine or impoundment facility inspected under Section 826.052 that...
Texas Section 829.008 - Payment Of Fee
A political subdivision of this state may require that an individual pay a fee for a course or certificate under this chapter. Added by Acts...
Texas Section 829.009 - Civil Remedy
A person may sue for injunctive relief to prevent or restrain a substantial violation of this chapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....