Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. §§ 121.002–121.005, 121.0041 § 121.005
RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
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Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. §§ 121.002–121.005, 121.0041 § 121.005
Sec. 121.005. RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) A person with a disability who uses an assistance animal for assistance in travel is liable for any damages done to the premises or facilities by the animal.(b) A person with a disability who uses an assistance animal for assistance in travel or auditory awareness shall keep the animal properly harnessed or leashed, and a person who is injured by the animal because of the failure of a person with a disability to properly harness or leash the animal is entitled to maintain a cause of action for damages in a court of competent jurisdiction under the same law applicable to other causes brought for the redress of injuries caused by animals. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3310, ch. 865, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1981; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 278, Sec. 3, eff. June 5, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 121.003
Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 121.0041
Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 121.004
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