Tex. Occupations Code § 802.003
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 802.003, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 802.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
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(a) This chapter does not affect the applicability of any other law, rule, order, ordinance, or other legal requirement of the federal government, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.
(b) This chapter does not prevent a municipality or county from prohibiting or further regulating by order or ordinance the possession, breeding, or selling of dogs or cats.
(c) This chapter does not apply to an animal regulated under Subtitle A-1, Title 13 (Texas Racing Act).
(b) This chapter does not prevent a municipality or county from prohibiting or further regulating by order or ordinance the possession, breeding, or selling of dogs or cats.
(c) This chapter does not apply to an animal regulated under Subtitle A-1, Title 13 (Texas Racing Act).
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