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TX LEGIS 54 (200l) Page 6 <<+(b) If the animal registration agency finds, after inspection, that a registered owner provided false information in or in connection with the application or has not complied with this subchapter, the animal registration agency shall revoke the certificate of registration and give the owner written notice of the revocation and the reasons for the revocation.+>> <<+(c) A person may appeal the denial of an original or renewal certificate of registration or the revocation of a certificate of registration to the justice court for the precinct in which the animal is loca .tO:i or the municipal court in the municipality in which the animal is located not later than'the 15th day after the date the certificate of registration is denied or revoked. Either party may appeal the decision of the justice or municipal court to a county court or county court at law in the county in which the justice or muni6ipal court is located. The decision of the county court or county court at law may not be appealed.+>> <<+(d) The filing of an appeal of the denial or revocation of a certificate of registration under Subsection (c) stays the denial or revocation until the court rules on the appeal.+>> << TX HEALTH & S § 822.106 >> <<+Sec. 822.106. DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRA. TION. (a) A holder ora certificate of registration shall prominently display the certificate at the premises where each animal that is the subject of the certificate of registration is kept.+>> <<+(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date a person receives a certificate of registration, the person shall file a clear and legible copy of the certificate of registration with the Texas Department of Health. The department shall establish a procedure for filing a certificate of registration and shall charge a reasonable fee in an amount sufficient to recover the cost associated with filing a certificate of registration under this subsection.+>> << TX HEALTH & S § 822.107 >> <<+Sec. 822.107. LIABILITY INSURANCE. An owner of a dangerous wild animal shall maintain liability insurance coverage in an amount of not less than $100,000 for each occurrence for liability for damages for destruction of or damage to property and death or bodily injury to a person caused by the dangerous wild animal.+>> << TX HEALTH & S § 822.108 >> <<+Sec. 822.108. INSPECTION. An owner of a dangerous wild animal, at all reasonable times, shall allow the animal registration agency, its staff, its agents, or a designated licensed veterinarian to enter the premises where the animal is kept and to inspect the animal, the primary enclosure for the animal, and the owner's records relating to the animal to ensure compliance with this subchapter.+>> << TX HEALTH & S § 822.109 >> <<+Sec. 822.109. RELOCATION OR DISPOSITION OF ANIMAL. (a) An owner of a dangerous wild animal may not permanently relocate the animal unless the owner first notifies the animal registration agency in writing of the exact location to which the animal will be relocated and provides the animal registration agency, with respect to the new location, the information required by Section 822.104.+>> <<+(b) Within 10 days after the death, sale, or other disposition of the an~Ipal, the owner of the animal shall notify the animal registration agency in writing of the death, sale, or other disposition.+>> << TX HEALTH & S § 822.110 >> <<+Sec. 822.110. ATTACK BY ANIMAL; ESCAPE OF ANIMAL; LIABILITY. (a) An owner of a dangerous wild animal shall notify the animal registration agency of any attack of a human by the animal within 48 hours of the attack.+>> Copr. © West 2001 No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works