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ATTENTION! All currently certified officers!

Because of changes in the law and new Department of State Health Services (DSHS) policies, any and all continuing education hours on record went to zero on June 30, 2008.
Zeroing out all previous continuing education hours is a policy of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and not of the Texas Animal Control Association. However, TACA and its members must comply with it.
By DSHS policy, no submitted hours or any hours collected prior to June 30, 2008 are any longer eligible for use to renew your certification.
People that are currently certified with TACA will have a new expiration date of June 30, 2011. That is three years in which to obtain 30 hours of continuing education credit to maintain compliance with Chapter 829 of the Health and Safety Code.
As a member benefit, TACA will continue to list members as certified who have training/certification at the following levels, including:
- Advanced – DSHS no longer offers this course
- Administrative – DSHS no longer offers this course
- Instructor – DSHS no longer offers this course
- Euthanasia – Completion of Euthanasia training, as proscribed in Chapter 821 of the Health and Safety Code
Regular individual memberships will now cost $50 per year (instead of $35), but will include certification at no extra charge, as well as other benefits. New membership forms may be obtained from this website.
Membership and certification have been combined into one service for eligible members. Any officers that were certified with TACA, but were not members, must now join TACA by September 1, 2008 to maintain a certified status. TACA will now certify members only.
Old membership forms should be discarded immediately, as TACA membership categories and benefits have changed.
New TACA Membership and Certification Policy may be downloaded here (PDF)
For more information you can also email Cathy Clark at tacaexsc@consolidated.net, or you may call or email any board member.

TACA 2008 Annual Conference Calendar info (pdf)

16 State-Approved CE Hours

Exhibitor info and registration form for our conference in November 2008 (pdf)

TACA 34th Annual Conference Registration form (pdf) long load time

TACA is Going Green

and will no longer be mailing News Letters out, except by request.

So please if you wish to continue receiving a paper copy you will need to down load and return this form (pdf)

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2008 Awards

The Texas Animal Control Association is now accepting nominations for our 2008 awards. TACA has several awards available. However, we receive very few nominations for some of these awards. Please, take time to review the awards and nominate your deserving colleagues. Click on the link below for requirements for the various awards, and to download a nomination form.

Awards Page for more details

2008 Award Nominations & Application (pdf)

The Texas Humane Legislation Network is holding a golf tournament on October 14^th to benefit pro-animal legislation in Texas! Details here.” THLN web site golf info

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TACA Newsletter(fall 2008 (pdf)

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TACA Newsletter(spring 2008) (pdf)

TACA Newsletter(Winter 2007) (pdf)

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