Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Livestock
Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions

Subchapter A. Fencing of Cultivated Land

Section 143.001. Sufficient Fence Required - Sec. 143.001. SUFFICIENT FENCE REQUIRED. Except as provided by this...

Section 143.002. Gate - Sec. 143.002. GATE. A person may not build, join, or...

Section 143.003. Cattle on County Road With Cattle Guard - Sec. 143.003. CATTLE ON COUNTY ROAD WITH CATTLE GUARD. Cattle...

Subchapter B. Local Option to Prevent Certain Animals From Running at Large

Section 143.021. Petition for Election - Sec. 143.021. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) In accordance with this...

Section 143.022. Election Orders - Sec. 143.022. ELECTION ORDERS. (a) After receiving a petition under...

Section 143.023. Election - Sec. 143.023. ELECTION. (a) If the election is not countywide,...

Section 143.024. Effect of Election; Adoption of Subchapter - Sec. 143.024. EFFECT OF ELECTION; ADOPTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) If...

Section 143.025. Subsequent Elections to Adopt Subchapter - Sec. 143.025. SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO ADOPT SUBCHAPTER. (a) Except as...

Section 143.026. Repeal - Sec. 143.026. REPEAL. (a) The freeholders of a county or...

Section 143.027. Extension of Subchapter to Adjoining Area by Order - Sec. 143.027. EXTENSION OF SUBCHAPTER TO ADJOINING AREA BY ORDER....

Section 143.028. Fences - Sec. 143.028. FENCES. (a) A person is not required to...

Section 143.033. Injury to Trespassing Animal - Sec. 143.033. INJURY TO TRESPASSING ANIMAL. If a person whose...

Section 143.034. Penalty - Sec. 143.034. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Subchapter C. Local Option Limited Free Range for Hogs

Section 143.051. Petition for Election - Sec. 143.051. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) The freeholders of a...

Section 143.052. Election Orders - Sec. 143.052. ELECTION ORDERS. (a) After receiving a petition under...

Section 143.053. Election - Sec. 143.053. ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by this section,...

Section 143.054. Effect of Election - Sec. 143.054. EFFECT OF ELECTION. If a majority of the...

Section 143.055. Subsequent Elections to Adopt or Repeal Free Range - Sec. 143.055. SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO ADOPT OR REPEAL FREE RANGE....

Section 143.056. Combined Elections - Sec. 143.056. COMBINED ELECTIONS. An election under this subchapter may...

Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large

Section 143.071. Petition for Election - Sec. 143.071. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) In accordance with this...

Section 143.072. Exceptions; Countywide Elections - Sec. 143.072. EXCEPTIONS; COUNTYWIDE ELECTIONS. The following counties may not...

Section 143.073. Election - Sec. 143.073. ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by this section,...

Section 143.074. Effect of Election; Adoption of Subchapter - Sec. 143.074. EFFECT OF ELECTION; ADOPTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) If...

Section 143.075. Subsequent Elections to Adopt Subchapter - Sec. 143.075. SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO ADOPT SUBCHAPTER. (a) Except as...

Section 143.076. Repeal - Sec. 143.076. REPEAL. (a) In accordance with this section, the...

Section 143.077. Fences - Sec. 143.077. FENCES. A fence is sufficient for purposes of...

Section 143.082. Penalty - Sec. 143.082. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways

Section 143.101. Definition - Sec. 143.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "highway" means a U.S....

Section 143.102. Running at Large on Highway Prohibited - Sec. 143.102. RUNNING AT LARGE ON HIGHWAY PROHIBITED. A person...

Section 143.103. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 143.103. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A person whose vehicle strikes,...

Section 143.104. Herding of Livestock Along Highway - Sec. 143.104. HERDING OF LIVESTOCK ALONG HIGHWAY. This subchapter does...

Section 143.106. Enforcement - Sec. 143.106. ENFORCEMENT. Each state highway patrolman or county or...

Section 143.107. Conflict With Other Law - Sec. 143.107. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW. This subchapter prevails to...

Section 143.108. Penalty - Sec. 143.108. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Subchapter F. Removal of Adjoining Fences

Section 143.121. Prohibition - Sec. 143.121. PROHIBITION. Except as provided by this subchapter or...

Section 143.122. Removal of Fence by Owner - Sec. 143.122. REMOVAL OF FENCE BY OWNER. A person who...

Section 143.123. Requiring Removal of Fence by Another Person - Sec. 143.123. REQUIRING REMOVAL OF FENCE BY ANOTHER PERSON. A...