Section 747.3705 - Must I prevent children from having contact with certain animals while at my child-care home?(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 child-care home and playground free of animals unfamiliar to you.(c) In addition to the animals specified in subsection (a) of this section, you must not allow children to play with: (1) animals unfamiliar to you;(2) animals familiar to you but showing behavioral changes that could be perceived as dangerous; and(3) animals that could be dangerous, such as monkeys.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.3705
The provisions of this §747.3705 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10266; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909