Texas § 614.212 SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL.

Texas Statutes

§ 614.212 — SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL.

Texas § 614.212

Code GVGovernment Code

This text of Texas § 614.212 (SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 614.212 (2026).

Text

Sec. 614.212. 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 o

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 614.212. 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.