{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-822.110","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.110","heading":"ATTACK BY ANIMAL; ESCAPE OF ANIMAL; LIABILITY.","body":"(a) An owner of a dangerous wild animal shall notify the animal registration agency of any attack of a human by the animal within 48 hours of the attack.\n(b) An owner of a dangerous wild animal shall immediately notify the animal registration agency and the local law enforcement agency of any escape of the animal.\n(c) An owner of a dangerous wild animal that escapes is liable for all costs incurred in apprehending and confining the animal.\n(d) An animal registration agency, a law enforcement agency, or an employee of an animal registration agency or law enforcement agency is not liable to an owner of a dangerous wild animal for damages arising in connection with the escape of a dangerous wild animal, including liability for damage, injury, or death caused by the animal during or after the animal's escape, or for injury to or death of the animal as a result of apprehension or confinement of the animal after escape.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 822. REGULATION OF ANIMALS","SUBCHAPTER E. DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.822.htm#822.110","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"82e8089e11bb0a815b52986150ac03dcee47c1f6f545966ca0dbd2282120970e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-822.109","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-822.111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}