Texas § GV.614.212 - SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL
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§ GV.614.212. SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL
SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL. (a) The governing body of a state agency or political subdivision may enter into a contract with a person for the transfer of a law enforcement dog, horse, or other animal that has been determined by the applicable head of a law enforcement agency or that person's designee to be: (1) suitable for transfer, after consulting with the animal's veterinarian, handlers, and other caretakers; and (2) surplus to the needs of the state agency or political subdivision because the animal is: (A) at the end of the animal's working life; or (B) subject to circumstances that justify making the animal available for transfer before the end of the animal's working life, including: (i) the death of the animal's handler in the line of duty or as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty; or (ii) the medical retirement of the animal's handler as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty. (b) The head of a state law enforcement agency may execute a contract under this subchapter on behalf of the state agency. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (S.B. 2100 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2019.
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