89R21704 PRL-D     By: Metcalf H.B. No. 3816       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to   livestock animals.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 42.09(b)(7), Penal Code, is amended to   read as follows:                (7)  "Torture" includes:                      (A)  any act that causes unjustifiable pain or   suffering; and                      (B)  the act of administering a controlled   substance listed in Penalty Group 1 under Section 481.102, Health   and Safety Code, unless the administration is in compliance with a   valid prescription or order of a health care practitioner in the   course of professional practice.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.     An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.