LSWDA reps will be testifying before the House Agriculture & Livestock Committee in favor of HB 2833 (Falzone/LSWDA Working Dog Preservation Bill) on Tuesday, April 12th, beginning at 8am. You can show your support of this bill by contacting the members of this committee by phone or fax and ask them to SUPPORT HB 2833. I have included a copy of the HB 2833 as well as a copy of the committee members.
By: White H.B. No. 2833
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the classification and care of working dogs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act a "working dog" means:
(1) A dog used primarily for the purpose of driving,
tending, locating, working, or protecting stock to include domestic
and feral stock, swine and exotics;
(2) A dog used for police, military, substance
detection, protection, search, rescue or recovery purposes;
(3) A dog used as a service, assistance or therapy
animal;
(4) A dog used to locate, retrieve, or capture an
animal, or used in the recovery of wounded or dead animals;
(5) A dog that is in training for any of the above
purposes;
(6) The definition does not rely upon where the dog
lives, or its breed, but its primary use;
SECTION 2. A dog that is defined as a "working dog" is not
considered a pet and will be exempt from laws intended to apply to
pets.
(2) A working dog will not be subject to laws:
(a) Requiring mandatory spay or neuter;
(b) Restricting or requiring permits for the number of
animals an owner may possess, regardless of reproductive status;
(c) Restricting how the dog may be housed;
(d) Requiring additional insurance due to weight, breed,
sex, or reproductive status of the dog;
(e) Restricting breeds that may be kept by the owner.
SECTION 3. Section 42.09, Penal Code applies to the care of
working dogs.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
Webpage link & Committee Member:
http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/committee/?committee=020&session=81Rep. Rick Hardcastle (Chair)
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0526
(512) 463-6003 Fax
Rep. Charles Anderson (Vice Chair)
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0135
(512) 463-0642 Fax
Rep. Charlie Howard
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0710
(512) 463-0711 Fax
Rep. Bryan Hughes
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0271
(512) 463-1515 Fax
Rep. Jason Isaac
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0647
(512) 463-3573 Fax
Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0682
(512) 463-9955 Fax
Rep. Jim Landtroop
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0604
(512) 463-5244 Fax
Rep. Jose Manuel Lozano
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0463
(512) 463-1765 Fax
Rep. Borris Miles
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0518
(512) 463-0941 Fax
