Section 824.003 - Required Informed Consent For Boarding Or Providing Services To Dog Or Cat To Be Left Unattended A kennel owner or operator who is boarding or providing services to a dog or cat at the kennel may not leave the dog or cat unattended without an employee present unless:
(1) the kennel owner or operator provides to the owner of the dog or cat written notice that: (A) the dog or cat will be left unattended at the kennel without an employee present during the hours specified in the notice; and (B) if the kennel is not equipped with a functioning fire protection sprinkler system, the facility does not have a fire protection sprinkler system; and (2) the owner of the dog or cat provides to the kennel owner or operator a signed document consenting to the dog or cat being left unattended as provided in the notice. Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.003
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 294,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.