{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-821.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.002","heading":"TREATMENT OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS.","body":"(a) A person who impounds or causes the impoundment of an animal under state law or municipal ordinance shall supply the animal with sufficient wholesome food and water during its confinement.\n(b) If an animal impounded under Subsection (a) continues to be without necessary food and water for more than 12 successive hours, any person may enter the pound or corral as often as necessary to supply the animal with necessary food and water. That person may recover the reasonable cost of the food and water from the owner of the animal. The animal is not exempt from levy and sale on execution of a judgment issued to recover those costs.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 821. TREATMENT AND DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS","SUBCHAPTER A. TREATMENT OF ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.821.htm#821.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"4ccb6180ba240d995a7c6b1759add042454175d681c76f6078dc5634c26851a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-821.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-821.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}