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DSHS ACO Training Course Schedule

Includes courses conducted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Zoonosis Control.  These courses are all approved and serve to meet the training requirements outlined in Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 829, Animal Control Officer Training.  It is the responsibility of each animal control officer (per definition in Chapter 829) to fulfill these training requirements, maintain records of completed training, and have this documentation available for review by facility inspectors. The ACO Basic training course does NOT count toward an ACO’s CE hours.

In the chart below, call the number provided or click on a contact name for the course for which you would like to register to ask questions about a particular course.

Course Schedule

Date

Type

Name

Location

Contact/s

Phone Number

10/23/2024-
10/25/2024

ACO

Basic

San Antonio

Rachel Panneton
rachel.panneton@dshs.texas.gov

210-774-1653

10/29/2024-
10/31/2024

ACO

Basic

Online

Brittany Singletary
DSHS.HSR6-5S.ZOO@dshs.texas.gov

713-767-3300

10/29/2024-
10/30/2024

ACO

Basic

Sherman

Lee Landry
michelle.landry@dshs.texas.gov

817-264-4541

10/31/2024

ACO

CE

Sherman

Lee Landry
michelle.landry@dshs.texas.gov

817-264-4541

*11/13/2024-
11/14/2024*

 

ACO

Basic

Amarillo

Tonya Finch
tonya.finch@dshs.texas.gov

806-477-1104
or
806-674-0640

11/19/2024-
11/20/2024

closes: 11/8/24

ACO

Basic

Midland

Kelly Spencer
kelly.spencer@dshs.texas.gov

432-571-4118

11/21/2024

closes: 11/8/24

LRCA

CE

Midland

Kelly Spencer
kelly.spencer@dshs.texas.gov

432-571-4118

 * Indicates the course is full

These courses serve to meet the training requirements outlined in Texas Health and Safety Code, Ch. 829, Animal Control Officer Training.