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TACA Recommended Certification/CE
Training Policy
The Texas Animal
Control Association supports certification and
training for animal control officers so that officers are better
equipped to handle the many facets of this very diverse profession.
The following are the recommended certification and training, along
with pertinent state laws for animal control training and the time
line that either the State of Texas mandates or the
Texas Animal Control
Association recommends.
Texas
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 829.002-
Animal Control
Officer Training- Training Required.
A person may not perform the duties of an animal control officer
unless the person completes a state approved basic animal control
course under this chapter not later than the first anniversary of
the date the person assumes animal control duties and the person
completes 30 hours of continuing education under this chapter during
each three-year period following the date the person completes the
basic animal control course.
Texas
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 821.055- Training for Euthanasia
Technicians- A person may not euthanize
an animal in the custody of an animal shelter unless the person has
successfully completed, not more than three years before the date
the person euthanizes the animal, a state approved training course
in the proper methods and techniques for euthanizing animals.
A person euthanizing animals must complete this course within 120
days of initial employment.
Texas Animal Control Association Annual Conference- Animal
control officers are recommended to attend the TACA Annual
Conference every year in order to maintain their required 30 hours
of continuing education every 3-years. The annual conference
is held every November in various parts of the state. The
conference provides a wealth of knowledge in the animal control
field and ensures that officers across the state are receiving
uniformed, consistent training on industry standards.
Texas
Animal Control
Association Regional Conferences-
The Texas
Animal Control
Association holds 2 regional conferences every year. Depending
on the location of the annual conference, regional conferences are
held in different locales as to spread out training across the
state. These conferences are normally held in the spring and
late summer. TACA recommends that officers attend one of these
conferences when they are held in their geographical area.
Local Rabies Control
Authority- This training is
recommended for anyone who investigates animal bites. The LRCA
training course provides an understanding of applicable state laws
and local ordinances to ensure that Chapter 826: Rabies Control Act
and Texas Administrative Code 169: Rabies Control and Eradication
are adhered to. This class will provide the basic knowledge of
a municipality or counties obligation on quarantining procedures.
The Texas Animal Control
Association recommends that officers attend this course within 6
months of employment and before the officer attends the mandatory
Chapter 829,
Animal Control Officer
Training.
Other Trainings-
Texas Animal
Control Association
recommends that ACOs attend any other state approved continuing
education events in order to successfully achieve the mandated 30
hours of continuing education every 3-years.
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