Sec. 822.0012. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to an incorporated municipality that has a population of more than 1,000 and that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 1,600.
(b) Notwithstanding the definition in Section 822.001(1), for purposes of this subchapter the police department of a municipality described by Subsection (a) is the animal control authority for the municipality in all areas in which a dog is kept and that are subject to the authority of the police department.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 976 (S.B. 2283), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals
Chapter 822 - Regulation of Animals
Subchapter A. General Provisions; Dogs That Attack Persons or Are a Danger to Persons
Section 822.0011. Application to Certain Property
Section 822.0012. Animal Control Authority in Certain Municipalities
Section 822.002. Seizure of a Dog Causing Death of or Serious Bodily Injury to a Person
Section 822.004. Destruction of Dog