1. (a) A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to have each dog or cat owned by the person vaccinated against rabies and the animal is required to be vaccinated under:

   1. (1) Section 826.021 and department rules; or
   2. (2) ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.
2. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
3. (c) If on the trial of an offense under this section the court finds that the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 3, eff. May 5, 1995.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1614, eff. April 2, 2015.