Texas § 828.003 STERILIZATION AGREEMENT.

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§ 828.003 — STERILIZATION AGREEMENT.

Texas § 828.003

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 828.003 (2026).

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Sec. 828.003. STERILIZATION AGREEMENT.

(a)The sterilization agreement used by a releasing agency must contain:

(1)the date of the agreement;

(2)the names, addresses, and signatures of the releasing agency and the new owner;

(3)a description of the animal to be adopted;

(4)the sterilization completion date; and

(5)a statement, printed in conspicuous, bold print, that sterilization of the animal is required under Chapter 828 , Health and Safety Code, and that a violation of this chapter is a criminal offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.

(b)The sterilization completion date contained in the sterilization agreement must be:

(1)the 30th day after the date of adoption in the case of an adult animal;

(2)the 30th day after a specified date estimated to be the date an adopted infan

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Sec. 828.003. STERILIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) The sterilization agreement used by a releasing agency must contain:
(1) the date of the agreement;
(2) the names, addresses, and signatures of the releasing agency and the new owner;
(3) a description of the animal to be adopted;
(4) the sterilization completion date; and
(5) a statement, printed in conspicuous, bold print, that sterilization of the animal is required under Chapter 828 , Health and Safety Code, and that a violation of this chapter is a criminal offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) The sterilization completion date contained in the sterilization agreement must be:
(1) the 30th day after the date of adoption in the case of an adult animal;
(2) the 30th day after a specified date estimated to be the date an adopted infant female animal becomes six months old or an adopted infant male animal becomes eight months old; or
(3) if the releasing agency has a written policy recommending sterilization of certain infant animals at an earlier date, the 30th day after the date contained in the written policy.