Sec. 614.212.  SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL.  (a)  The governing body of a state agency or political subdivision may enter into a contract with a person for the transfer of a law enforcement dog, horse, or other animal that has been determined by the applicable head of a law enforcement agency or that person's designee to be:
(1)  suitable for transfer, after consulting with the animal's veterinarian, handlers, and other caretakers; and
(2)  surplus to the needs of the state agency or political subdivision because the animal is:
(A)  at the end of the animal's working life; or
(B)  subject to circumstances that justify making the animal available for transfer before the end of the animal's working life, including:
(i)  the death of the animal's handler in the line of duty or as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty; or
(ii)  the medical retirement of the animal's handler as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty.
(b)  The head of a state law enforcement agency may execute a contract under this subchapter on behalf of the state agency.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (S.B. 2100), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2019.