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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 822.044

ATTACK BY DANGEROUS DOG

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Timmons v. Pecorino (1998)

Most recently applied in Timmons v. Pecorino (June 1998)

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a dangerous dog and the dog makes an unprovoked attack on another person outside the dog's enclosure and causes bodily injury to the other person.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) If a person is found guilty of an offense under this section, the court may order the dangerous dog destroyed by a person listed in Section 822.004.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.

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