Ask a question on the site
Questions
Lawyers
Blogs
Legislation
Contacts
Become a lawyer
Login Registration
Subchapter A. General Provisions; Dogs That Attack Persons or Are a Danger to Persons
Section 822.001. Definitions - Sec. 822.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Animal control authority"...
Section 822.0011. Application to Certain Property - Sec. 822.0011. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN PROPERTY. For purposes of this...
Section 822.0012. Animal Control Authority in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 822.0012. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This...
Section 822.002. Seizure of a Dog Causing Death of or Serious Bodily Injury to a Person - Sec. 822.002. SEIZURE OF A DOG CAUSING DEATH OF OR...
Section 822.003. Hearing - Sec. 822.003. HEARING. (a) The court shall set a time...
Section 822.004. Destruction of Dog - Sec. 822.004. DESTRUCTION OF DOG. The destruction of a dog...
Section 822.005. Attack by Dog - Sec. 822.005. ATTACK BY DOG. (a) A person commits an...
Section 822.006. Defenses - Sec. 822.006. DEFENSES. (a) It is a defense to prosecution...
Section 822.007. Local Regulation of Dogs - Sec. 822.007. LOCAL REGULATION OF DOGS. This subchapter does not...
Subchapter B. Dogs and Coyotes That Are a Danger to Animals
Section 822.011. Definitions - Sec. 822.011. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Dog or coyote"...
Section 822.012. Certain Dogs and Coyotes Prohibited From Running at Large; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 822.012. CERTAIN DOGS AND COYOTES PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT...
Section 822.013. Dogs or Coyotes That Attack Animals - Sec. 822.013. DOGS OR COYOTES THAT ATTACK ANIMALS. (a) A...
Subchapter C. County Registration and Regulation of Dogs
Section 822.021. Application to Counties That Adopt Subchapter - Sec. 822.021. APPLICATION TO COUNTIES THAT ADOPT SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter...
Section 822.022. Petition for Election - Sec. 822.022. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) On receiving a petition...
Section 822.023. Notice - Sec. 822.023. NOTICE. In addition to the notice required by...
Section 822.024. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 822.024. BALLOT PROPOSITION. The ballot for an election under...
Section 822.025. Election Result - Sec. 822.025. ELECTION RESULT. (a) If a majority of those...
Section 822.026. Interval Between Elections - Sec. 822.026. INTERVAL BETWEEN ELECTIONS. (a) If the result of...
Section 822.027. Registration Tags and Certificate - Sec. 822.027. REGISTRATION TAGS AND CERTIFICATE. (a) The commissioners court...
Section 822.028. Registration Fee - Sec. 822.028. REGISTRATION FEE. (a) An owner of a dog...
Section 822.029. Disposition of Fee - Sec. 822.029. DISPOSITION OF FEE. (a) The fee collected for...
Section 822.030. Registration Required; Exception for Temporary Visits - Sec. 822.030. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY VISITS. (a) The...
Section 822.031. Unregistered Dogs Prohibited From Running at Large - Sec. 822.031. UNREGISTERED DOGS PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT LARGE. The...
Section 822.035. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 822.035. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Subchapter D. Dangerous Dogs
Section 822.041. Definitions - Sec. 822.041. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Animal control authority"...
Section 822.0411. Animal Control Authority in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 822.0411. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This...
Section 822.042. Requirements for Owner of Dangerous Dog - Sec. 822.042. REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNER OF DANGEROUS DOG. (a) Not...
Section 822.0421. Determination That Dog Is Dangerous - Sec. 822.0421. DETERMINATION THAT DOG IS DANGEROUS. (a) If a...
Section 822.0422. Reporting of Incident in Certain Counties and Municipalities - Sec. 822.0422. REPORTING OF INCIDENT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES....
Section 822.0423. Hearing - Sec. 822.0423. HEARING. (a) The court, on receiving a report...
Section 822.0424. Appeal - Sec. 822.0424. APPEAL. (a) A party to an appeal under...
Section 822.043. Registration - Sec. 822.043. REGISTRATION. (a) An animal control authority for the...
Section 822.044. Attack by Dangerous Dog - Sec. 822.044. ATTACK BY DANGEROUS DOG. (a) A person commits...
Section 822.045. Violations - Sec. 822.045. VIOLATIONS. (a) A person who owns or keeps...
Section 822.046. Defense - Sec. 822.046. DEFENSE. (a) It is a defense to prosecution...
Section 822.047. Local Regulation of Dangerous Dogs - Sec. 822.047. LOCAL REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS. A county or...
Subchapter E. Dangerous Wild Animals
Section 822.101. Definitions - Sec. 822.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Animal registration agency"...
Section 822.102. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 822.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not...
Section 822.103. Certificate of Registration; Fees - Sec. 822.103. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; FEES. (a) A person may...
Section 822.104. Certificate of Registration Application - Sec. 822.104. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for...
Section 822.105. Denial or Revocation of Certificate of Registration; Appeal - Sec. 822.105. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; APPEAL....
Section 822.106. Display of Certificate of Registration - Sec. 822.106. DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. (a) A holder...
Section 822.107. Liability Insurance - Sec. 822.107. LIABILITY INSURANCE. An owner of a dangerous wild...
Section 822.108. Inspection - Sec. 822.108. INSPECTION. An owner of a dangerous wild animal,...
Section 822.109. Relocation or Disposition of Animal - Sec. 822.109. RELOCATION OR DISPOSITION OF ANIMAL. (a) An owner...
Section 822.110. Attack by Animal; Escape of Animal; Liability - Sec. 822.110. ATTACK BY ANIMAL; ESCAPE OF ANIMAL; LIABILITY. (a)...
Section 822.111. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner; Caging Requirements and Standards - Sec. 822.111. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER; CAGING REQUIREMENTS...
Section 822.112. Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Animal - Sec. 822.112. CARE, TREATMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMAL. (a) For...
Section 822.113. Offense and Penalty - Sec. 822.113. OFFENSE AND PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...
Section 822.114. Civil Penalty - Sec. 822.114. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section...
Section 822.115. Injunction - Sec. 822.115. INJUNCTION. Any person who is directly harmed or...
Section 822.116. Effect of Subchapter on Other Law - Sec. 822.116. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON OTHER LAW. (a) This...