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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 826.044

QUARANTINE; CRIMINAL PENALTY

Known as the Rabies Control Act

The act spans §§ 826–826 (34 sections).

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to quarantine or present for quarantine or testing an animal that:

(1) is required to be placed in quarantine or presented for testing under Section 826.042 and department rules; or

(2) is required to be placed in quarantine under ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.