Tex. Health & Safety Code § 822.0423 · Subchapter D. DANGEROUS DOGS
HEARING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The court, on receiving a report of an incident under Section 822.0422 or on application under Section 822.042(c), shall set a time for a hearing to determine whether the dog is a dangerous dog or whether the owner of the dog has complied with Section 822.042. The hearing must be held not later than the 10th day after the date on which the dog is seized or delivered.
(b) The court shall give written notice of the time and place of the hearing to:
(1) the owner of the dog or the person from whom the dog was seized; and
(2) the person who made the complaint.
(c) Any interested party, including the county or city attorney, is entitled to present evidence at the hearing.
(c-1) The court shall determine the estimated costs to house and care for the impounded dog during the appeal process and shall set the amount of bond for an appeal adequate to cover those estimated costs.
(d) An owner or person filing the action may appeal the decision of the municipal or justice court in the manner described by Section 822.0424.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 99, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 530 (H.B. 1436), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.822.htm
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- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 822.042REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNER OF DANGEROUS DOG.Printed as Section 822.042 | Section 822.042(c)
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 822.0422REPORTING OF INCIDENT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.Printed as Section 822.0422
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 822.0424APPEAL.Printed as Section 822.0424
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