Sec. 821.0211. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "magistrate" means any officer as defined in Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, except that the term does not include justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of criminal appeals, or courts of appeals, judges or associate judges of statutory probate courts, or judges or associate judges of district courts that give preference to family law matters or family district courts under Subchapter D, Chapter 24, Government Code.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1043, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 890), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals
Chapter 821 - Treatment and Disposition of Animals
Subchapter B. Disposition of Cruelly Treated Animals
Section 821.0211. Additional Definition
Section 821.022. Seizure of Cruelly Treated Animal
Section 821.023. Hearing; Order of Disposition or Return of Animal
Section 821.024. Sale or Disposition of Cruelly Treated Animal