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September 1, 2017. (a) The department may provide vaccine and hyperimmune serum in accordance with department policies or procedures for the use and benefit of a person exposed, or suspected of having been exposed, to rabies. However, the commissioners court of the county may set the fee in an amount of more than $1 but not more than $5, and if the court sets the amount of the fee the owner must pay that amount. Firms, Animal Attack and Dog Bite Claim Resources. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. However, if the animal has never bitten anyone before, then the injured person must prove that it was vicious before they could recover for the injuries. 822.105. (d) The owner shall pay any cost or fee assessed by the municipality or county related to the seizure, acceptance, impoundment, or destruction of the dog. (1) the name and address of the victim and of the animal's owner, if known; and. (f) At the time an owner submits for quarantine an animal described by Subsection (b), the veterinarian or local rabies control authority, as applicable, shall: (1) provide written notification to the animal's owner of the date the animal enters quarantine and the date the animal will be released from quarantine; (2) obtain and retain with the animal's records a written statement signed by the animal's owner and a supervisor employed by the veterinarian or local rabies control authority acknowledging that the information required by Subdivision (1) has been provided to the animal's owner; and. 678, Sec. April 2, 2015. Sec. increasing citizen access. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN PROPERTY. (b) A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies shall issue to the animal's owner a vaccination certificate in a form that meets the minimum standards approved by the executive commissioner. 219), Sec.