Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 824.003
Required Informed Consent for Boarding or Providing Services to Dog or Cat to Be Left Unattended

A kennel owner or operator who is boarding or providing services to a dog or cat at the kennel may not leave the dog or cat unattended without an employee present unless:

(1)

the kennel owner or operator provides to the owner of the dog or cat written notice that:

(A)

the dog or cat will be left unattended at the kennel without an employee present during the hours specified in the notice; and

(B)

if the kennel is not equipped with a functioning fire protection sprinkler system, the facility does not have a fire protection sprinkler system; and

(2)

the owner of the dog or cat provides to the kennel owner or operator a signed document consenting to the dog or cat being left unattended as provided in the notice.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (H.B. 2063), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 824.003 — Required Informed Consent for Boarding or Providing Services to Dog or Cat to Be Left Unattended, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­824.­htm#824.­003 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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