Texas Occupations Code Title 4, Chapter 802 - Dog Or Cat Breeders

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 802.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Dog or Cat Breeders Act. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 1451), Sec. 2,...
• Texas Section 802.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Adult animal" means an animal six months of age or older. (2) "Animal" means a dog or a cat. (3) "Cat"...
• Texas Section 802.003 - Applicability Of Chapter
  (a) This chapter does not affect the applicability of any other law, rule, order, ordinance, or other legal requirement of the federal government, this state,...
• Texas Section 802.004 - Presumption Of Use For Breeding
  For purposes of this chapter, each adult intact female animal possessed by a person engaged in the business of breeding animals for direct or indirect...

SUBCHAPTER B POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT

• Texas Section 802.005 - Exemption For Certain Persons Who Breed Special Purpose Dogs
  (a) This section applies only to a dog bred with the intent that it be used primarily for: (1) herding livestock, as defined by Section...
• Texas Section 802.051 - General Powers And Duties; Rules
  (a) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter. (b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 802.052 - Fees
  The commission by rule shall establish reasonable and necessary fees in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering and enforcing this chapter. In setting...
• Texas Section 802.053 - Personnel
  The department may employ personnel necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the department under this chapter. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg.,...
• Texas Section 802.054 - Expenses
  The department may authorize disbursements necessary to implement this chapter, including disbursements for office expenses, equipment costs, and other necessary facilities. Added by Acts 2011,...
• Texas Section 802.055 - Criminal Background Checks
  The department shall conduct a criminal background check on each applicant who submits an application for a license under this chapter and on any controlling...
• Texas Section 802.056 - Directory
  (a) The department shall maintain a directory of licensed breeders and of third-party inspectors registered under this chapter. (b) The department shall make the directory...
• Texas Section 802.057 - Disciplinary Database
  (a) The department shall maintain a database of dog or cat breeders who have been subject to disciplinary action as provided by Subchapter F. (b)...
• Texas Section 802.058 - Consumer Interest Information
  (a) The department shall prepare information of consumer interest describing: (1) the functions performed by the department under this chapter; and (2) the rights of...
• Texas Section 802.059 - Dog Or Cat Breeder Training And Enforcement Account
  (a) The dog or cat breeder training and enforcement account is an account in the general revenue fund. Administrative penalties collected under Subchapter F shall...
• Texas Section 802.060 - Regulation Of Third-party Inspectors
  The commission by rule shall establish: (1) training requirements for a third-party inspector; (2) registration procedures for a third-party inspector; and (3) policies governing the...
• Texas Section 802.061 - Contracts For Enforcement
  The department may contract with a third-party inspector to enforce or assist in the enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter, including...
• Texas Section 802.062 - Inspections
  (a) The department shall inspect each facility of a licensed breeder at least once in every 18-month period and at other times as necessary to...
• Texas Section 802.063 - Investigations
  On receipt of a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department or a third-party inspector designated...
• Texas Section 802.064 - Reporting Animal Cruelty
  A person conducting an inspection under Section 802.062 or 802.103 or an investigation under Section 802.063 shall notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency not...

SUBCHAPTER C LICENSING OF DOG OR CAT BREEDERS

• Texas Section 802.065 - Advisory Committee
  (a) The commission shall establish an advisory committee to advise the commission and make recommendations on matters related to the administration and enforcement of this...
• Texas Section 802.101 - License Required
  (a) A person may not act as, offer to act as, or represent that the person is a dog or cat breeder in this state...
• Texas Section 802.102 - Application
  An applicant for a license under this chapter must: (1) submit to the department a completed application on a form prescribed by the department; (2)...
• Texas Section 802.103 - Prelicense Inspection
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the department must inspect a facility before a license is issued for the facility. (b) The department may...
• Texas Section 802.104 - Initial License
  The department shall issue a license to each dog or cat breeder who: (1) meets the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under this...
• Texas Section 802.105 - Term; Nontransferability
  A license issued under this chapter is valid until the first anniversary of the date of issuance and is nontransferable. The department shall include the...
• Texas Section 802.106 - License Renewal
  (a) A licensed breeder may renew the person's license by: (1) submitting a renewal application to the department on the form prescribed by the department;...

SUBCHAPTER D PRACTICE BY LICENSED BREEDER

• Texas Section 802.107 - License Denial, Revocation, And Suspension
  (a) The department shall deny issuance of a license to, or refuse to renew the license of, a person if the person or a controlling...
• Texas Section 802.151 - Display Of License; Applicable Laws And Rules; Inclusion Of License Number And Department Information
  A licensed breeder shall: (1) prominently display a copy of the license at the breeder's facility; (2) maintain at the breeder's facility a printed copy...
• Texas Section 802.152 - Change In License Information
  A licensed breeder shall notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department not later than the 10th day after the date any change...
• Texas Section 802.153 - Annual Inventory
  (a) Not later than February 1 of each year, a licensed breeder shall submit to the department, on a form prescribed by the department, an...

SUBCHAPTER E STANDARDS OF CARE AND CONFINEMENT

• Texas Section 802.154 - Animal Records
  (a) The commission shall adopt rules establishing the minimum information that a licensed breeder must maintain for each animal in the breeder's facility. A licensed...

SUBCHAPTER F ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 802.201 - Adoption Of Standards
  (a) The commission shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the humane handling, care, housing, and transportation of dogs and cats by a dog or...
• Texas Section 802.251 - Disciplinary Action; Administrative Penalty
  If a person violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the person is subject to any action or penalty under Subchapter F...

Last modified: September 28, 2016