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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN (10) COPIES OF THIS
REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT
MADE BY: Commissioner Oehler
MEETING DATE: Apri127, 2009
OFFICE: County Commissioner
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action to make appropriate changes,
as needed, to the Kerr County Wild Animal Ordinance.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Comm. Oehler
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 PM previous Tuesday
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS RQUEST RECEIVED ON:
@ .M.
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate
information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court
Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court.
tit'134'HAl'7l~;12 [!`. DANf'fs`It()[1S~t`fI,D -1N(~1_;il.~;
Section R??.;!(11. [)mini#ioies
Iq this sUlaiat>!ptcr:
t l) ".Amrrtal ref;Y;tratii~Y ii?Ency Ync,<u~rs t3ic tnuiuciha! cir coYnA[y
atimril ctigtrol r.itTice with .uAlh<arrty t~tvccr ttYC. azr:a ~htao' a d:egc;rmn.: ivdd sigquai i<; kepe
a a , oruity shc~ri8t` ui an areaY that does not have ati arrianzil aanf:t~u! in}ECC-
{?1 "Board"' mc.aYtYS rhi;'F'z~xAts I'ioard r~l'Ilealtli_
!,_'~~ '~C.;OpirYlEY'Ci~l dCCY VYI~" tIYK?GtgS:
(E~1 ,'Y!Y rrEait>iCy involviq~ ~A rliggrn,tAC ~„{~I aAiiazut?
~ ~ ~giaur~tert lix f}ruf5t that is aaC into. n~qt tci t~ii~ ;u~imri! y 1r,~tArrc;
(t31 aq activity tot which .i ft,~ rs i•harlet,l ancf [fiat is
.~,~teriauvgc•gt usint, crr aneYhibitloiY of~tlie aq.imal; or
rl ut~cq>us wild lriimril or 3 tianneroi ylwitd 'wtn. ><'il'.s Ixx3Yrt ~rT,.~r auctuziYiril, of rt
(57;- ")7atiycsatts wild anirrtal" int~aus:
{r'~) a lion„
(C'j a.n ocelot;
{l?, .i cutA~rYr,
t1r:l a teoliard;
(~l~) ;t clYe~tah;
{}i} a t>i7fx:at;
(tj .i IYIL~;
i 1) a su-i-val,
ft,} a hVfi721;
(t1+t) a bear,
(IV} rA ceYytrte;
t 12,1 din sTra,~a+}(~:~-
-. ~.
(~) i31YY hybi~d ol~:irr animal li:>ted in tJYis sr.ilxiivisiori.
t'> "t)ct~'ner" nr<•2rzs stay per~ort wbu r,wzrs._ Ftarf>~r:, car tote t:ustcxty nr
taratr+'rl caf ;t r~3nl~c texts wdd anus[ ~l.
{~) "1'rrsOn" nzr~aris atn rntti~tr.tuai, 1:;rrt.rrcastaip, cutpuratiurz; tnrst,
°,t<rtet- tcairzt ~trrirk ~xrnzpznv, tbuud,aticrn, ter rssi?4 iutxrn ur inttivit<'•rr,rts_
restrict ;ut arzitnat Iu a tirzattetlr Haunt of ;t>nire,rt n4 iulrntd'rrt,crrre rrecl r,> inanauiia!'t:ty:
~_uizrt>;trtrni?ut~ err hutch, F ~~ `t t roc"~ Per7, r?m, ruorrr.
Jc~ctitrn $-?~~Jth. :~pplicabilit'vofSobchapter.
i=z) -(')pis subchapter does nut rrJ>pJY tug
t t t ar rouuty,.nrunicipality ur a;;ency crt~the ciaty ur ar, ,rtcncti~,>f rbt.
t_nrrtcz ~tzut5 err an trgent ur- oftrcia.t 01 a county, nzunicitaaliry, r~r atterrcy acting in
au t,f~icctl c ttraut_y,
t?y r cesr rrch (iurhty as Chat te:ruz is ckrliracd hu Sect un .~'t~.j, Anirnrrl
4Vt:tt zre Act { 1 t ~ ti.t: `iection t ~j, rtntf its strt.;:cqut-ut aarcutirnetrt:`-, Ch=rt is
lrcx:n~e.cf try the atxrttiry {afa~rrcarkure <>1~ttre Ltnrtetl Stratct> uurfcr that ~ct~
ta) arz orC; wizatiou [hart is atr accretiitcd rrzertzher trfrtr4 rlmr<ricara Irxr
anct ,lyuariom rassrac.ratiiarz;
{~J? <uz iu~t.ued, infirm, ortalu2rzeJ, ar afaaudurre~ tfant,t:ruus +~lcl animal
aa~ttil4. tiring transtx,rtcxl fns cttt~: c>r CreatrYZt'nt;
rj art uyu ed, infrn't, oa>ttatred, ur ab zn.tt>tteei clini~,_ rou< z4>itti eixzlnaal
z~fiiJr~ hc:ang rehabilitatt.d, treated, crr ca.rEx9 fits t}t- a licensed vc~tcriruarian, an
mccrrlx>raCecJ h'umant: streiety or:znin~.-tt stzelter; ur a per;'ara ~~ftct fx>!ds a
n irabilitatirxa p,.rmit itsuet3 unrL~r tiuhc;tzatrter C, (taapter 4 , t'ar1;s arzc3 i~V`ilcltiiir
t'ude_
(ta } r d rn~;rnarzs c+~ild anima! r.wucxf !ay anti in the ccrtudy and tarntnrcal
ref rt trrrr> ienf c~rirtrs t=orup,uay that i.. rrc,t based i>, [kris stab i1'
{A,} the anirnaf i5 u::ed ezs cur inter>.ral tiKr E. ut tlz,> cu~urr,~;
tx-rfixrnanc~s; anti
([2) (tze :uzinrat is kept witlzi.n flats srrtti rznty duriztf; the tirnc
ttre circus is t,cr:frrnzitzf; in etas state: or [crr a peric.xl taut to exctx.ti 3{)
daY cvtaile t}re eirc•za.s i~ ,'F~rfnnn~Rn. rretr~ <t+ th;- t r t ,d `.t ws;
(t) a fLttlt;el€)els uiid anurl~tt tvha.Ie ix) the tcael{lurazc cars[fxjv f>ri-e)ratrat
ut t tclevt~;tou i)r Inut~olr plktrltk. hruduf-tin(t c:ntul.~nye riuriu~ tfzc filntin~ o,fa
tetc.visu)n or rnratiun picture }>rcxtttk:dou iu flats st2te;
(~Yl a c4ttlgetr)uti wild s+rntn,lt ownk.d try att€I in the pa~sc'esipg c[tstaly
f:r cuttCtr)1 kaCa cfallr~~e t)r unrtfssity ~f1lrl} as it Inaaix>t for the rollr~c= or
tCTNti4.1'Stlt,° .,
i'>) a d tnt c:rous wild suurn.ll wbitr. tx:ita~ trsn~~>€lrted i-n itrtea-sttitr
z»rnFnrlce throu~fa CI)c ,tar€: in f-ourpll,nlce tt~itls ihr t11>irrlFl LVc !tare l~Lt
Sc r tuna ? 13 - tt ser}) snd its ~ubsri}FZf-u[ auleltdurctrts :altd the xe , t'' !_7-S_f'_
utldcr that ,4kt, ~,olationti ad€>preil
(Ifl} v nnnhuttlun }n'rrrlat'r i)tyza€^ci hy~ a.nd in titi' cclutrcll and custrxty of
,z pts;~rn tt~hnir~ Duly husirae,~~ ,c ,u}tp(vrnfi 1)ntalutarlttll prirlrltc-s di. ui;dy~ attf2
exc lfrsive>ly tr) hiomf~ehc al resi arch furlrkrts artd wht, hnlcts ct Clasp ",1.'~ crr (:[ass
"t3 de,.ilrr's he€7aticr r~sue-il by iltk• s€r_I€.tszt}~ of at;ncultwe ufthe C!rlitr:d Stalls
rtndar Clt€° Aniutal W'~I1are ri€rt {? li,~; f `ie€~tifart 21.3 f et six}.) and its sttlTse€}uent
atrrerrdulf~nts; anft
(i }) a dartg€,rvus wild animal that is:
1~1) owtacd by or rn the po~sessiorz, contr<)l, rx iustody r,f zF
persrxl who F~ a }.aarticrpatat iI) a spCCi€s slzrvivzzl plait of tttc_ Auzeaican ~€xa grad
.~1~lttariuzta .~s~;iati€)n liar that 5'peciic.; ,na€1
{I:t} ,tit irate~;ral faart i)f that s}x~-ir~: s€rrvvstl pl.tn.
tb I his :ul)c &alat~.r dtk'. !lot re;quirr.. a mnraictpttlity rhat d€>Ls not )save an
;rmrual ctltatull of?ice t€t r:rr;atc t~t,ft office:.
,'+eetiort Iil"",d.lt}3, t:`€;rtifirate of Re};istrati€tn; I~E:es.
(.<t) .1 person rosy r.lc>t own, !!arbor, €:r have Cust3a<ly ur control of a ttangerous
wild anilrtal liar ally prtrExaae unlfs the pwr3on hoI€is tt certiJicatfi: o1'reu%stratir)It for that
sLn.ixrF 11 isstud by alt animal r€;~l:,tration i€,cn€-y.
1-la) ~ ta;l't7.fat dR /'1f CC1RStIr1(t<.)la 1SStIL~'d UndeFtlllS Sulx;ltill)Ec'r iS n€)1 tfatl5l~rrlblf'
ant} +~ € slid t€~t orte y°f ar aftcy- r(s €Ltte ui tsnanf~:~ or reurwal ttrtt~ss rc:voked-
{f°1 i he arlintal Ie:Kistrttum tz;c~ru y' may e;tablitih ant: ;:Ianr-ge reasonable fees Cur
applri r on, i,tit><•anCe, zn€1 Ic nut tt of a cc rttfi€ zte: of re}~isttahou irr orcf~:r tr> r€acaver tit€:
toss < r ':,rrYi xYrth !ti d_..... ~* ~ t as t.}
, :ri.ty E:r+Afili t i iltt sLEIM-'.L721 t>r~r. ~t~tat' If't `.
. ;; 5'~ „ 's ~. r rpts(x'flirt ltd) rAi}t c iik~.€t '. )i} Cllr f,dC to 3111 taFh! IL`1Tt$Ik"rt CL atld Cn.3y' IIUI
':~cr,~- t c Sf1U for tacit persola re: ~~tk•rirt~; altiurals, reattrlilese of late uurubcr c)t artirtrals
uu°tted I y~ tlae~ Iaersr~n. 16< tit.;; etaLlea~~te±i under-sixty •;t'etJittl xaay tx~ Eased urtly tr>
~tftzz-intstrr~zd tnforc~ thtti vnbchapter
St~cteoult?Z.Iti4. l:°crtjficateoCl2eHixtration Application.
t~j ~lrr ahphcant fir an'zrtt,ixai Era renewal ct-t-iitzaati crf~a-cgis~ation ft,r a
dane,ernny wild anitrral nn,st 1ilt* au ~appGaataan tvida an zzzunt;t~ ~=gistnxtxun af;e.ncv c+rt ~a
toatzx hnrc~ided by ttte arum tl rc.t;istr~xtirxn ~x~;erzcv_
(h) "17te aI?pliaxtioa tntxst inehxdt:--
f f) ~~- name, adtht.ss, grad te:Ie:•ptzonr xrtunber of the apl7licant;
i?) a ccznaplcte idc-ntrfii~atron ufeacla xtziuul, iracluc]in~; slxrcricr,> sex,
agc if knowtt_ artd aav alistiz~tE*tttzhin~> :,tr~_s ter ~~Ic~ratx_txn ~5at ~v,~trirl acf Eta tYte
idexxtification of"thc arxxrrx;rl;
(3 j Qre enact ftx~rtiorz whex~~ e:xeh anirxzal is to Iac. Icc~zr,
!~f a swozn:atatenxent that:
f r1) all iniruxrzatiarz ita the. ap~tiicatiou is romplcte anti
accurate; acrd
fauhtics rzst-d by t6~ appiiu~rr~t~o uorrfiu~ ~ r etTZtt.lriq;etttu ~xn~nralrctzrnp y~with the
nx~lurrc zrxcarts of this sulx:hapter, and
j} <xny other infixrnzati«n thr.:tnirnal reEri~tration agency may nquarc:.
(c'} .1n applicant shall i.rrchxfe with tsuh appf,icatiou:
f 11 tlzc niznreriaxxlable fee;
(?) fxrtxat; in a ti)rtxx xcct:ptable by the ~zixxxal registration zge-ncy, t.Izat
thtz appla~aut h:~y liafrility insurance, as retltrirzyd by Sc;cEion FZ?_ ttJ7;
(a) a color lrhoiogralx}r ~ f each raazirnsal Ixing registered tak~erz rant
4tu ice thm ihtY 3f}th day befirr~ tire: dae~ tlr~ application is tTltrcl,
{~; a plxoU>~-aph a.nd z statenze>nt of tlaec tlilax~nsiotvc of the fuixixary
i7zuk~sxaru rn whtuh cauh antrnal .is ttx I>e kept and a scale diagram o,f the Lzrenti.~
r~.~~ r','.: a ..:...<a t ur F7.. ~Yli, lilf Iat ~ r.~ _
t clan ~, 'eha;: Itx;fitat>n t>i~ :3Qy ~G'r'tnr8ter tf.:.tat;ltx~*
3rttt ffiL~ tt 4Jti~z.ncu tua Ela¢'~.7rt,EFaatiC:y, dtl(!
{53 i t arc apphr zrtt holrf, r t Jas, ~' rrr t t t, . "k3" dc:aJer'r heensc; x±r
t las "d: c~ttibitar'a license rs.4ued by thr sc~ rrtaxy crf a},!ricuttnrc of tfze Liui}ed
State, rrntrcr t#re~ Annrrrrl tic}(are aet t 1 IJ.S t' ~?t-Ctlt)Ir rl.?
rrhseouc~nt anxendme_uts, a ~ tr ar :3rut let~ihle phartcx;cz}rt art tftc hr c~a;~~ and it.s
tdl Irz adtiitiorr lu Lhe~ itfrnzs recltrnc'd mxder Sratsscction (c), art ap}>IicaUe>n fox
ra.newal trnrst Jnclude a statenreut,rfnzecJ b~ a vcrtcxruariarr Ireensr>ri to }it~rctic~~ ixz this
,talc- sraiint, drat t#ze vaiLntrariart.
(I? irz5}3c•ctcxi each rrninral taeinn~ re~;rstexr•rJ rtrat uarli~r ttxaa ilrc 31~tth
day tk.ftrrc. the: rl<tfe at the filix>,~ of the: renewal a}rt>hcatiorr; arnd
xnerts arc ese ecclsx thr st~nrdaz>•G}s }rand t>r it urxrler this subt,ltap~ ~ h} the owrxc>r
"ir~d•tirrn 822.704. !)enial or Revncatinn of f'erN)rcate ctf 72t~i.stration; •ipperrl.
{ t } ICt.he animal r~istrrtion t#;ettcy rinds thar an spplicatioxz ftrr ~ oxif*ar><3J ur
raau~il•al u rU}icau ot`rcgiskrrtion under tt~s r;uhchat~ter dtie not tneet khc~ reyuirernents
rat *~e~ctron 82?- I t)4 or, after tnspr~ctiorx, that an apflicant hts trot canr~lied with ttti;
utx~tr~tptt°r thy: arxirrral rt~gatrntiorr at;zncy shat) cJeu~s ttze apptiL:atrt a t~rrtificatc of
rc~rstr:~txorr curt give tkte atpplir;atxt w-rittett trc:~iir_r: crl~thc denial grad the reasons ti>r the
~Ierti~rJ_
ih lithe attiituI regietrdtietn trfient=y tittrtc, rrfle'r ins}aec[ion, tlxat a re,tyistered
owner pntvided liilse inforrrrafion in yr in rorrrzeaKion with the application tar hay not
corrtptted with this sttlxhapter, the animal re}tisir-atiwr :gc~ncy <,Jzatl rrvukc Elie
certrfic.atc~ ul re~istratinrx :u1rl f;ivcc the usvner written rxxticc: of the xevi~ afiarn ,arid dae.
-ea un> for the rcvocation~
tct ,A pc:rscrn rra;ry a}r}rrat the: decrial ofu,n orik~atzal or reueurat c~ertiticata: of
rus~r,Fraticrn cxr the revocatiprt ofa et~rtitic.~rte of reg~straticrrr trr tltc justice court firs the
}rrc`t irtct in which the ariirsra[ x4 tocatcst or tfza- municipal t-errrrt- in the muruiriQtrlSty itt
whta h t.he. hnimal is ltx aced acct later than Ehe„ I Sttx clay afJ:cr the date. the certificate exf
ra:grttrztiun is denier! or revoLcai. Either party uray a}r}xea7 ttze der:isiun of the}ttsUce or
nxuneui}.cal court to a ecaurrty court ur catarrty Larzrt at lcxw tr the crrrrnty in wlr.ieh t#ze.
justre•e c+r mtutxC:ipal court is locateiL The tIeLisiur7 of the courtly court err county c~etrrt at
taw rnJy not t>r. appealed.
taij the filin}; oJ•att a}r}real aittr denial cerrevrxatixrn ofa ca;Xtilicatc crf
re..~istratiotr undor Sutxsc~;tiun fc) stays ttxe decrial or revoe~stiaa anti[ tfu> core n.zles szxz
rhe. ap}real.
Sectionl322.I06. I)ispl:a} a! C{arfiFcate of Idegi tratiutn
(a! ;~ holder <af a ccm.fieat{. tafrc'~;rsGFxian shall Fn'arrzit7crzdv taisplay tlzc^
r itr Gt ;rte •it flee purnises where etch animal that is then subject vErht cerxit~icxtte. cal
r ntr7trlin t~ keT>t.
(171 Not. 1 Tter thazz the 10th clay aFter the date a 17c1rson receives a {:erulic;atu {at
rcl;rstraoon, tlze?F7ersan shall file. a clear az~tl le~~ibte copy af'tI?e: ec:rtitirate ofrLgisrratirart
st t!h the lc>:ti L)rpartrnc:nt uFIiealtl7. 1`]re drpartorent shall est<thlish a 17A~{x;~ltzrc~ For
Ming a c utitzxsttr ofregi~ttration and ,hall ehaz~e a r~rntable fec uT :nz artTt7unt.
u11ze irnt to r~otier the u7st .a~4ocisttc<d with blink at u;rtilicatz vC rt;~istratic>xt tmdc~r this
;,urr~-tion-
~ctiatt. 1322.107. 1,iabilify Insurance.
;~tt t+wnrr vl a dacTgematTS wild anitttal stT:71i maitTtain 1ia17ility i7TSZtrznc~: T.lavssrap;f• in axt
arrz/7tztzt cal n{rt hs tl><zn $It10,f10f}fcsr {;ach t7ccuzrea7u fire iiabihty ti',,r damages For
dc~tTZactzTarT caf tar dert7~ge to property :tall clcatlz or lac>drly injttx_y to a [x:ASttn caused lay
tltr zl,tagerons wild anitnal. -
~ectilan. N22.t013. 1.nspe{-ton
~1n owtzer r71~a danaernus wild anirrtal, at alt rea_ti{7nable tazxzes, sh.rlt allow t1TCZ aniTrTal
r~ntstrtltictn agerxcy, tL4 stall; its agents, or a {i{-sigzzatc;{; [ics:nsed vet~rinariazz tca canter the
prEmmcs svherc the animal is kept aAxi tca irASpect ttae anu~TTat, kite primary enclastn~e liar
the lrtiuzal, arts! t1Te nwnez's reeoreis mating to th{; araizn:Ti to ene~TAr{r cornplianr~ with this
Slt I1{.'hikt7t{'1~.
~ccti:att 822.1'9. 11elocatic-n o: I}Ispc~sitiort of :'~uimal.
(al t~ra lTWrtCr aI3 dan~t'r1.71AS Wrl{1 anllrlal tTra}' rl{7t la4"ri'r]ataC9Tt1}r tY:It7{;$te. [hC
ar7inT:d trnl tlTe awnc:r IiT:st notifi{~; tha artirnal Tegistratecan agency in writirtl {1F the
e.z<a{.t kx.atton to tvhic;h tlTe azzitrtai will ta{z rsatacated az7d providt~ thc. aniru•tl registration
a:ency~q with respect to rlre new louati<nz, ttze-inFi~rn7atic7n rY-{luirc d by Set,rion R2`2.1(yl_
(b) Within 10 clays after tfTC duat:h, sale, ur ut1TC-r chspositicra ol'tlae anirnsl, ttir:
,.ztvt7er caFtlzts azlima1 shall r7otily the antnTai rr'c;ist.r<ttion agency in wririug afthe rleattz
.ate, ,ar ~7tt7er disposition.
Section R22.I !0_ .4ttsck ny AniAxrztl; Escape of A.nlrrr:el; 1.iat,iiity.
{a} ~~n owx7er c>f a <1;Angc~rt>us wild a17im tl shall nzttity ttzc aniuuil zi};istrzation
arc;zTC v cat°anw •ztt;.tc;k: cr! .r h~mart i,v thew' artin~zal,y rrt ;., :1g 1..?..__~ ,aF!?.,..at<.c.k_.
F~) :1n owzaer ofi az dani;,en>us wild az?itr~rt shall itz'z.rosdiataly trl7tit} the ~tuin7al
rrgistr<rtian n~c~ncy and the lrx<tl taw {'tzl`cazx_enzeut agency ~71~<Tr7y uuaps ol'tlrt ant7z:z1.
fc) ~1n owner of a rL•uageraus wild artirnal th•ir. c`a-atxs is ti~h&: i~:'n all enst
incurritii i,n apprtf~.udint; anti cocztirting the <mirxr.:t-
(dl r]u nnirt~tl rcgistrar;~ra,~ertc~y, rr tfzw euti,nxrutiut ~a;ctrcy, or an ernployrr
ut ,ua auuzrai zeds#ratiazt r~,eracy an taw cratort~rnent ct~c:racy r noc iiahte to :rrt owner oE"
darngerr>us wild auirxral for ri:urta~ts tiuiir>,y.irr counr'erion with the. esc.:tt>r. rrt~rr
rt'rut;~t.rena4 scut! 2n_inral, inr fading ir.rtailiiy ti:zr darnat ~ urjzrry, ar death ean~d by
ttre rrntnrai drrz'ixrg ar a#ler tht- .urina rl s ~,yt;,?iye, or ti>r intruy to or deattr rrf the ~~nixnal rxs a
rrstdt afappeetzensiou ar r:on#inezrsurat of the <tniauai attrx trscaFx:,,
tiectinrz t322_tiX. Powers and I)nl'ies of t#oarti; ('ak#n~ Ret~ruremerxts a-rrl
`ifarrtisrrtls.
{a) "Ttae hoard by talc slaaU c tablish cn~tnk= mrltrirr:rnerir~; ra.ar~ stsrztiartis Pcx itac
xeeinrrg anti coulinexnent of a ttangt_rorrs wild anirnat tt, ~wrzstrre rh<.tt the arainud is kept in
<r nurnner and 6-on.Sntxl in a prinarry enctasurx that:
(i} pratc~<-ts autt exrhances the public's hratth anti safetY_
12j ixevents eu;ape by tlae::trtiruzrl; anti
(3) provides a safe, healthy, azad huurane cznvirorrment far teat: auirrral.
!.1?? .1az «wner afa tLnr.,gcrcws wild duixnal shall keep grad ciuriiue the ankn<ri i.n
air:~rrd<tnee «ith the caging requirt-aiu~ats ;~rd stantlarri5 tstatitished by r3x: t>~uri
Ec) Aza arrirual registration agetacy rrray apprvvt. ,:, rirviatiou iitsrrr tlzr~ caging
rc°gnirz rrtentc and st<tudartis estalzlislrc~d h}° tht: Lx>ard, aztiy d:
(i } the azxzmat rc:gistratamt atierrcy has gtM>ri ccrrrse tzr tlae rieviation;
<tud
(2) tine deviation;
(.'ij does Wert ctxraprartaise itze publii';; lrr-atih and satizty;
(B) titxas trot reduce the iota! art°a trf-ztze pru:nary eucivsvrc
t>elr,w that est;~blishc~i by itte txrtrtl; aril
((_) dcxrs nat atherwiae adverwcty ;rfteca -he over,rtl ivet#crre:
ut the animal irrvolvcxi_
ticcteertt 82.3. [ !2. f'ar-e, 'i rttattntxrt, and Cranspnrtafitin ol- A.prutal.
{a) t~or t:ac~h dangcnnas wild animal, the trun~ r :;ts,atl ~-cxnply with a!] applir;~able
=Gtndard4 r>t the tlAixald.l 4V~,tlare Act (7 1. ~ t :+ec rind :'l:;! ct sei).) acct irs saaFsse<paenl
anaccsarttuctns and the n;gnl uiups aelopt~Yt under ttaat ;tE°r r•Iatnart t<r:
(!) l~acilitie.c and ~iperratioats;
(2? anim:zt faealt)a anct.husbartadrv: and
(~t t tieterinarv c..n~e.
tt',1 ,a\a~a uwnerof:x rL~tngcsuus wild anuaactl ta21t ni~intsxin ~z separate written lob
tc r racta ct,~~~raara~ wild :rninaal doctttnentin~ t1.ze ,:uvtual's veterinztry care rtn;9 stza!]
u~ zke the iue av<zilabte to tlat~ auirnal regi:;tration a);erzty ~~~ i',: agent <aa rc~uc~st_ 't`ttr~ h?g
nnrP;t_
f 1 j ids-tztity ttze atiiznat tre<ttett,
{2) provide the date of tre;atment.:
{3) dt;;~.rihe the tytzc, or nature ot'ireatsxacrat; and
(~~) provide tt>e Warne ufthe attending veaexixaari~ua. it'apptic:rblaT.
{ej W7xen transpartiasg a dangeraz4 wild saaairnal, [tae owner' u£ihe axaimal, %,r a
dect;~na~tl earlier or inttKincxtiate handler of cttt; animal, shalt a>naply xvith all
tr na4purtatitan standards that a~zlzty to that animal urn:lc~r r:he ~lninazal ~'~elfare f'~et {"7
C;~ 's (=- ticc.tit>n r> [ 31et sert_) and itc suhsegnKnt atxaendtnc~rats ur ttre .res;ulzuiczxrs arlrzpted
aandcrthat Awa
td) :1 person is exempt ftznx the regzrireuaeuts ut'ttzis sectiaaa it the per~;art is
_~~Enzxt; liar, tnatuzg, or tr'~asporting an animal t<zr which the 1>Fx-sun lanlds a Class 'r1" czr
t'ln,a "t3" dc~nter's ~hcense rzr a CJ:zss "t:"' exhibitor's fi~cuzscr ~ssaett Fey the serret<rrv
vt~ai,.nrxdture at~the tinrted States under the rl~tirnat Welfau~sr Ar f (' 1;.4.t~,y~;ection
_' 1 i t et xci.1 stand its subacgtrent atnt:ndxxzr;~nl~.
'~ectiszn 822.1l.i. C1f{ease anti Penalty.
(aa; ~~ pexsc!n conxxnits an oftextu if tlae persurs vi«t~tte5 Section #<72.It1:3{a,
Se.±i. Uor: 822.1 t)ti, or ~St;rtiun 82l.l I(}{a}err {bl. Hach stnin~at v~~tta xt~spert to w,h.ich
ttat~rc, z •a viotatir'an and each day dtat a v~crlatitzxs cvutiunc~ i5 si sc~tzartte ut`ierxse,.
tlz) !1 pcr~on c rxznzuts zn ollentit if the r>ersrraa kuuavua~_,Iv st°l.ls nr rztlzz~r~visa
n '+ »is e. x a;{ i ri..'75 3 vcs~i ss~Ci uJt is$vt= ri
~crtttacat,. czt te.rx4trattou tir dint -txinaai as rec~rnrcri i,y t}zs ,rztx,6 apt~x.
fi:) :1n <affcnse_ under iht.~ srctir>rt is a ('la,s t r}ti,lernt:'tuor
`±rc•tiott Sz2. t l=t. f.`ivil Penalty.
~~) =1 }xcrsotz whia vtrilates Scx;tiean R?~?J03(1t) rti Lialz7c fair a riv~[I penalty of mat
r~ _s tfwo ''*2OC) and not rnort> than .X>,0(}t? f±ar each aninraf wttlr respect to wlticlt
thrra> is ,r uiolatiou and for cacti day thr violatiari ce»tkinue<~_
f bt `l7te county ur nruraictlrality in titihirh tfa4 , rolatiura uc~,urs rna
~t ~: rvi) },, salty. A civil }xraa7ty wtJr.cted trndcr this sulr~:w~tion may lx r ettiztcd icy }} ~tct;t
s•unuty ezr nzutzzczpality.
!i) l'he~ county or rttnrucipality irs which dte rrnlati,on rxrcurs rn<ty alsca rc:ctaver
thr tt~asonable costs t>f~inv~ti~ation, re,tstanable aktorne v'S fives, ;rrttl reactanalate c;,,Cpe-rt
u rtnr ss fees incttrn d by tErc~ ~uzinxri rc~istt ~ttnrt agNnrl, ;xt thu v.:~z~il aottorr. t °rrst; ter }~~ra
r c rat erta! nnaler thts 5~tbsecticrn shtr(1 lac crt~litcd ku the: eape~~rarin}; Yxrcotrnt _fi-arn which
}r~rvrue•nt fz,ar the annna7 registratiort :rgerte:y`,e expt=nclitures was tnarie_
~erciott&2?J1S. [gjtmctiou.
p tev }+e-rsrrn whoa is dirt~t;tty ltarrxte~l or t7tre,rtenrri with lrarna by a trir;latio'n of this
sular:ha7ates or a failure to enforce this strbehaptcr tray 4v4: au owner of°a clanger-~~trs
w iId arum;:l to enjoin a violation of this sarlacltapter or to e.nfixcc t7tis subchapter.
ticrtion tt22.1 lh. Ctfect trf Subchapter on C?ther Latt•.
(at lfitis su7x:hafater dots not af3itrct the applicability o_f any other lacv, ~fr~,
+>rdcr, ardin3nce, or otrier legal nrltrirentent rat this state or <t poGkical subdiuis~on of thia-
>fati'.
(h) 77ts suhulzapter dtxs cwt pri:vertt a nutnicipafit~.• au ctattnty Frotu proltibititag
~~r rc:;zrlatirz~ by orclinartce rx ordt~r dte ownership, }xtssessiou, cotalinernent, oreare cafrr
cl;an:~cn>us wild artitttal.
Secki«rt ~4€,l.f)f?2 {ar).
I,rxa7 {eavtrnttttztt t`ode, is <trnended to r~:ad tts tial7ows:
ta} 1 he comnzrssitancrs court of`a caurtty by onlern.~ty pre~hitait or rep,ulate the
ke:ptz t' nt ra svi7<7 animal in tEte cottrziy_
ticcret~rir 42.tl9.
3+c•ur I Certlc;„ is artzead~d by addirr~; Sunae4rrt,rr fi;,j Kr read ae firtir~ws;
t - ! h ii a deti-r>rse to trr<xsrcntican tirr au ofl-ertse unrtc;r this ~i:ctiorz that tbt;
lx•r~sazrr lr zd t n;asorT~rhle fc,u of horGly injury to the t>enorr or to arzcKlr~r tzv a atatr~;errrus
ivitaf ,mirnal ats cic;titzert by Sectiozt X22_ I O1, I-[ealth nett Safety c_'E~fe,
Stxi itrra =17.t} i .
~~`~~rca.l n rraY+., i5 ~zrrcradcd Uy adaliun ;3ut~sr.cticriz f;e) to read as tartlcz~r
(<; j it i:: a decease tar tar<zsecuticzn l~,r an vtl`i~rrse uudt~r Subsection (a)(y) or (1 t j
that th+~ t,~ rsoer whn dischrr~;ed the fisr:arm lzad a reasonable ferry of hcxtily iniurw to the
Pc ~arr+ rrr tar another t>y a alattgerous rti>ild arrimrrt as de{'fined try S~~e ion ~i?~'_1t11.
tlc<ctth and ~ati-ty i~'cKte_
SECt!<iit ~~t.~ii)'7rJ.
t..cxal (_RCrverzrrnent C'oda:, is re~;zteal_
(t} t:xcent as Izmvdcd by this sect%orr, ttzis Az;t takes ttlec : Scpitrrther 1, <00i .
* t!) ~1 pi.r rrn is not reclnired to t>h4tirr a c-erti$cate ol` re~isiratiozz ti,rr n
ctan+ cri±rrs wild :uzim<d under Sulxhaptar t>, t`ltapier 822,1teatth ~mrl Safety Code, as
:rdcfc'if by this Aa•t, tx:f[rre Jzirrrc 1, 2f>{t?.
fcj Vast l ter thin Decearrtxr 1, 1001, each nnr.nirilrrahty •tnct county` shalt artopt
;rriy azninr:zru-e try urdKr zrccess;zry to impk~ncnt and admmista~r dae ceatiticate of
rc;t;i:;tr:zticrrr r+ur~;tzaut created by Srrlrchut>tcr 1~~ C'1ralater 827, lteaittr a.nct Safety C'crde, as
3ddt ai by this `1ct, iuctruling ord.iiznzzcks Carr orders rul<tkirr~ to Clze ~rizptieatious firr original
and rruvwat u~rtitlcates ofregrstration, fates fix registrztion and reuetuah:rnd the form
grad s. crntc=nt rrf the atztaticatiou- ~rrtd the certit~cate of re~istrgtiora,
td) Mart 1 rtc,r t.hatr iVlarch 1, ;%Ot)">, the Texas 33~oard afElc~tttr shall adoX>! tira:•
rtric ~ "-ct~air.~cl a,nctt;r Sectia,ru 82Z.) l t, fla;attb arztt Safety (.txtt:, as added b."t ihi5 Act.