Section 169.132 - Registration, Fee(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: (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.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 169.132
The provisions of this §169.132 adopted to be effective February 10, 2011, 36 TexReg 550; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 29, July 21, 2017, TexReg 3643, eff. 7/26/2017