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Texas Human Resources Code - HUM RES § 121.006. Improper Use of Assistance and Service Animals;  Offense

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly represents that an animal is an assistance animal or a service animal when the animal is not specially trained or equipped to help a person with a disability.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $1,000;  and

(2) 30 hours of community service to be performed for a governmental entity or nonprofit organization that primarily serves persons with visual impairments or other disabilities, or for another entity or organization at the discretion of the court, to be completed in not more than one year.

(b) A person who habitually abuses or neglects to feed or otherwise neglects to properly care for the person's assistance animal or service animal is subject to seizure of the animal under Subchapter B, Chapter 821,   1 Health and Safety Code.

1  V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 821.021 et seq.
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