Section 108.002 - Certain Charges or Security Deposits Prohibited A commercial lodging establishment or restaurant may not require the payment of an extra fee or charge or a security deposit for a service canine that accompanies an individual to the establishment or restaurant if:
(1) the individual is: (A) a peace officer or firefighter assigned to a canine unit; or(B) a handler of a search and rescue canine participating in a search and rescue operation under the authority or direction of a law enforcement agency or search and rescue agency; and(2) the individual is away from the individual's home jurisdiction while in the course and scope of duty because of:(A) a declared disaster; or(B) a mutual aid request or mutual aid training.Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 108.002
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 579, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011.