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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 744 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER L - SAFETY PRACTICES
SECTION/RULE §744.2705 - Must I prevent children from having contact with certain animals while at my operation?
Chapter Review Date 03/27/2024

(a) Yes. Children must not have contact with chickens, ducks, and reptiles, such as snakes, turtles, lizards, iguanas, and amphibians, such as frogs and toads.(b) You must keep the operation and playground free of animals unfamiliar to you.(c) You must not allow children to play with animals unfamiliar to you or other animals that could be dangerous, including exotic animals such as monkeys.

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.2705 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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