A person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals under Section 42.09 or 42.092, Penal Code, may not be employed to work with dogs as a security officer by a security services contractor or security department of a private business that uses dogs to protect individuals or property or to conduct investigations.
Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.283
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Known as the Private Security Act
The act spans §§ 1702–1702 (150 sections).
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.