The Section

 The Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas was established in 1996.  Its purpose is to promote the study and understanding of laws, regulations, and court decisions dealing with legal issues involving animals.  The section hosts a list serve; sponsors educational seminars; publishes a newsletter, the Animal Law Reporter; and holds an annual meeting.

The Annual Meeting of the Animal Law Section was held on May 29, 2009. 
The following officers and council members were elected.  
  

Message from the Chair

 Welcome to the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.  July starts a new year for us and we are working to bring additional benefits and programs to our members. While animal law has been in existence since the 19th century, it is only recently that animal law has received deserved recognition as its own field of practice. Animal law touches practically every legal discipline; from constitutional law to consumer rights to contracts to estate planning.  Animal law is a city ordinance and an international treaty. It is an evolving area of the law that offers practitioners the unique opportunity to actively shape the animal law of the future.  Few areas of the law offer that opportunity. I hope you will join the section and consider incorporating animal law into your practice. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about the section, I welcome them. Please feel free to contact me or any of our section’s officers and council members with your comments.     

Yolanda Eisenstein, Chair