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  89R3630 GP-D     By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 562       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of licensed dog and cat breeders.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 802, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 802.155 to read as follows:           Sec.   802.155.     BILL OF SALE. (a)   A licensed breeder shall   provide to a purchaser a bill of sale for each animal sold or   exchanged in return for consideration. The bill of sale must   include:                 (1)     the name and license number of the licensed   breeder;                 (2)  the name of the purchaser;                 (3)  a description of the animal sold or exchanged;                 (4)  the date of the sale or exchange;                 (5)  the amount paid to the licensed breeder; and                 (6)     a statement adopted by commission rule advising   that dog and cat breeders are regulated by the department and   including the department's name, mailing address, telephone   number, and Internet website address.           (b)     A licensed breeder shall maintain a copy of each bill of   sale.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.