Sec. 167.104. SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE. (a) An inspector may request a peace officer to seize animals if:
(1) the inspector determines the animals to be running at large or on the open range of a county or part of a county in which the commission is conducting tick eradication under this chapter; and
(2) the inspector is unable to locate the owner or caretaker of the animals.
(b) The peace officer may deputize assistants, shall seize the animals, and shall treat the animals under the supervision of an inspector. The officer shall impound the animals at a place designated by the inspector or otherwise dispose of the animals as necessary for the purpose of tick eradication.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1448, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products
Subtitle C - Control of Animal Diseases and Pests
Chapter 167 - Tick Eradication
Section 167.103. Treatment of Animals by Peace Officer on Request of Inspector
Section 167.104. Seizure and Disposal of Animals Running at Large
Section 167.105. Seizure and Disposal of Animals Moved in Violation of Quarantine
Section 167.106. Injunction; Mandamus
Section 167.107. Sale of Animals Treated or Seized by Peace Officer
Section 167.109. Admissibility of Commission Instruments; Identification in Complaint
Section 167.110. Presumption of Existence or Sufficiency of Treatment
Section 167.111. Presumption of Ownership or Care