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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 821.021

DEFINITIONS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Pitts v. State (1995)

Most recently applied in Lydia Lira and Alfonso Lira v. Greater Houston German Shepherd Dog Rescue, Inc. (April 2016)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

In this subchapter:

(1) "Cruelly treated" includes tortured, seriously overworked, unreasonably abandoned, unreasonably deprived of necessary food, care, or shelter, cruelly confined, caused to fight with another animal, or subjected to conduct prohibited by Section 21.09, Penal Code.

(2) "Nonprofit animal welfare organization" means a nonprofit organization that has as its purpose:

(A) the prevention of cruelty to animals; or

(B) the sheltering of, caring for, and providing homes for lost, stray, and abandoned animals.

(3) "Owner" includes a person who owns or has custody or control of an animal.

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