(a) Texas Health and Safety Code, §822.103, requires that a person must obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous wild animal issued by an animal registration agency. The animal registration agency must include the following information on the certificate of registration:

(1) issuance date;

(2) certificate number;

(3) filing fee ($20 per animal) along with the department's mailing address as listed in subsection (b) of this section and a statement that the fee must be submitted to the department along with a copy of the certificate;

(4) name, address, and phone number of the owner of the dangerous wild animal;

(5) name and address of the animal registration agency;

(6) species, sex, age, color, distinguishing marks, and other features (for example, ear notch, tattoo, sterilization status) of the dangerous wild animal;

(7) the address of where the dangerous wild animal is kept;

(8) the expiration date (or a statement that the certificate expires one year from the issuance date) unless the certificate is revoked, that the certificate is non-transferable, and that the certificate must be displayed at the location where the dangerous wild animal is kept; and

(9) the signature of the authorized person at the animal registration agency.

(b) Texas Health and Safety Code, §822.106, requires that not later than the 10th day after the date a person receives the certificate of registration, the person shall file a clear and legible copy of the certificate of registration with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Control, P. O. Box 149347, Mail Code 1956, Austin, Texas 78714-9347. The fee for filing the certificate is $20 per animal, submitted with the copy of the certificate.

Source Note: The provisions of this §169.132 adopted to be effective February 10, 2011, 36 TexReg 550; amended to be effective July 26, 2017, 42 TexReg 3643