HB 4775
AN ACT relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 821.022(a), Health and Safety Code, is (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 (2) [to] a municipal court in: (A) the municipality in which the animal is (B) a municipality adjacent to the municipality in which the animal is located [for a warrant to seize the animal]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Animals and related subject areas.
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
W. Corbin Casteel
Matthew Bentley
Allison Billodeau
Daniel Hodge
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated
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