Tex. Agric. Code § 142.012 · Chapter 142. ESTRAYS
ESCAPE OR DEATH OF IMPOUNDED ESTRAY.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the animal dies or escapes while impounded, the sheriff shall make a written report of the death or escape and file the report with the county clerk for placement in the county estray records.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.142.htm
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- sha256 1e3949d582f0fb23d4ce9f78ad3e476acbfebdab20d4da8e678609e0eecf4ef2
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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