| (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.
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