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89(R) HB 4775 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text
89R21885 MCF-D
By: Flores, Rodríguez Ramos, Bucy, Ordaz,
H.B. No. 4775
et al.
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4775:
By: Leach
C.S.H.B. No. 4775
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated
animal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Parsons's Law.
SECTION 2. Section 821.022(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) If a peace officer or an officer who has responsibility
for animal control in a county or municipality has reason to believe
that an animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the officer may
apply to
the following for a warrant to seize the animal:
(1)
a justice court or magistrate in
:
(A)
the county
in which the animal is located;
or
(B)
a county adjacent to the county in which the
animal is located; or
(2)
[
to
] a municipal court in
:
(A)
the municipality in which the animal is
located
; or
(B)
a municipality adjacent to the municipality
in which the animal is located
[
for a warrant to seize the animal
].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.