Tex. Health & Safety Code § 826.034 · Subchapter D. REGISTRATION AND RESTRAINT OF DOGS AND CATS
RESTRAINT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person fails or refuses to restrain a dog or cat owned by the person; and
(2) the animal is required to be restrained under the ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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.826.htm
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- sha256 5bf9fbbc9ea05314630b369307dcf5c999a568953eafece067a9a2150df48e1d
- 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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