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Tex. Agric. Code § 142.015

DISPOSITION OF ESTRAY UNDER PERILOUS CONDITION

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 15 (S.B. 174), Sec. 3, eff

(a) A sheriff or a sheriff's designee is not required to impound an estray if a perilous condition exists.

(b) If a perilous condition exists, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may immediately dispose of the estray by any means without notifying the owner of the estray.

(c) The sheriff shall make a written report of the disposition and file the report with the county clerk for placement in the county estray records.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.