87R1592 MAW-D     By: West S.B. No. 323       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders;   expanding the applicability of an occupational license; requiring a   review of fee amounts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 802.002(8), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:                (8)  "Dog or cat breeder" means a person who possesses   five [11] or more adult intact female animals and is engaged in the   business of breeding those animals for direct or indirect sale or   for exchange in return for consideration [and who sells or   exchanges, or offers to sell or exchange, not fewer than 20 animals   in a calendar year].          SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas   Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall review the fee amounts   established under Section 802.052, Occupations Code, and adjust the   amount of fees as necessary to ensure the fees are established in   amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering and   enforcing Chapter 802, Occupations Code.          SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding Section 802.002(8), Occupations   Code, as amended by this Act, a dog or cat breeder who possesses   five or more but fewer than 11 adult intact female animals and is   engaged in the business of breeding those animals for direct or   indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration is not   required to hold a license under Chapter 802, Occupations Code, to   act as a dog or cat breeder before January 1, 2022.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.