Bill Text: TX HB2517 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to transporting dogs in open truck or trailer beds in certain counties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Referred to Transportation [HB2517 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2517-Introduced.html
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| By: Romero, Jr. | H.B. No. 2517 | |
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| relating to transporting dogs in open truck or trailer beds in | ||
| certain counties. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 545.4146 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 545.4146. TRANSPORTING DOGS IN OPEN BEDS. (a) This | ||
| section applies only to a vehicle being operated or a trailer being | ||
| drawn in a county with a population of more than 125,000. | ||
| (b) A person may not operate an open-bed pickup truck or an | ||
| open flatbed truck or draw an open flatbed trailer described by | ||
| Subsection (a) at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour when a dog | ||
| is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer unless the dog | ||
| occupying the bed of the truck or trailer is secured in a crate, | ||
| cage, or other closed container. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
