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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.035: CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS
- CHAPTER 822. REGULATION OF ANIMALS
- SUBCHAPTER C. COUNTY REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF DOGS
(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally:
(1) fails or refuses to register a dog required to be registered under this subchapter;
(2) fails or refuses to allow a dog to be killed when ordered by the proper authorities to do so; or
(3) violates this subchapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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