{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-143.033","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.033","heading":"INJURY TO TRESPASSING ANIMAL.","body":"If a person whose fence is insufficient under this subchapter maims, wounds, or kills a head of cattle or a horse, mule, jack, jennet, sheep, or goat, or procures the maiming, wounding, or killing of one of those animals, by any means, including a gun or a dog, the person is liable to the owner of the animal for damages. This section does not authorize a person to maim, wound, or kill any horse, mule, jack, jennet, sheep, goat, or head of cattle of another person.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1345, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (H.B. 1819), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 143. FENCES; RANGE RESTRICTIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. LOCAL OPTION TO PREVENT CERTAIN ANIMALS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.143.htm#143.033","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"74f26aca3714abda766fef910bfc908ce6f98babbccd05496dab740da5c54269","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-143.028","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-143.034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}