Tex. Health & Safety Code § 821.101 · Subchapter E. UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT OF DOG
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Adequate shelter" means a sturdy structure:
(A) that provides the dog protection from inclement weather; and
(B) with dimensions that allow the dog while in the shelter to stand erect, sit, turn around, and lie down in a normal position.
(2) "Collar" means a band of material specifically designed to be placed around the neck of a dog.
(3) "Harness" means a set of straps constructed of nylon, leather, or similar material, specifically designed to restrain or control a dog.
(4) "Inclement weather" includes rain, hail, sleet, snow, high winds, extreme low temperatures, or extreme high temperatures.
(5) "Owner" means a person who owns or has custody or control of a dog.
(6) "Properly fitted" means, with respect to a collar or harness, a collar or harness that:
(A) is appropriately sized for the dog based on the dog's measurements and body weight;
(B) does not choke the dog or impede the dog's normal breathing or swallowing; and
(C) does not cause pain or injury to the dog.
(7) "Restraint" means a chain, rope, tether, leash, cable, or other device that attaches a dog to a stationary object or trolley system.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1, eff. January 18, 2022.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.821.htm
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- 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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