Sec. 2152.052. OPERATING STANDARDS  


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  • (a) The board shall adopt standards for the operation of circuses, carnivals, and zoos that promote humane conditions for animals and protect the public health and safety.

    (b) The standards must include provisions relating to housing and sanitation, animal health and disease control, and control, care, and transportation of animals.

    (c) In adopting and enforcing standards under this section, the board may consult experts and persons concerned with the welfare of animals in circuses, carnivals, and zoos.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.