Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 828.006
Letter Concerning Animal’s Death

(a)

If an adopted animal dies on or before the sterilization completion date agreed to under Section 828.002 (Requirements for Adoption), the new owner shall deliver to the releasing agency a signed letter stating that the animal is dead.

(b)

The letter must be delivered not later than the seventh day after the date of the animal’s death and must describe the cause of death, if known, and provide the date of death.

(c)

The letter required by this section is in lieu of the letter required by Section 828.005 (Confirmation of Sterilization).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Source: Section 828.006 — Letter Concerning Animal's Death, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­828.­htm#828.­006 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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