EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB323/2021

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
    
AN ACT
    relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders;
    expanding the applicability of an occupational license; requiring a
    review of fee amounts.
           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
           SECTION 1.  Section 802.002, Occupations Code, is amended
    to read as follows:
     "Dog or cat breeder" means a person who possesses
    five [11] or more adult intact female animals and is engaged in the
    business of breeding those animals for direct or indirect sale or
    for exchange in return for consideration
SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas
    Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall review the fee amounts
    established under Section 802.052, Occupations Code, and adjust the
    amount of fees as necessary to ensure the fees are established in
    amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering and
    enforcing Chapter 802, Occupations Code.
           SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding Section 802.002, Occupations
    Code, as amended by this Act, a dog or cat breeder who possesses
    five or more but fewer than 11 adult intact female animals and is
    engaged in the business of breeding those animals for direct or
    indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration is not
    required to hold a license under Chapter 802, Occupations Code, to
    act as a dog or cat breeder before January 1, 2022.
           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
    a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
    provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
    Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
    Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

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