{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.034","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.034","heading":"RESTRAINT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if:\n(1) the person fails or refuses to restrain a dog or cat owned by the person; and\n(2) the animal is required to be restrained under the ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\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 826. RABIES","SUBCHAPTER D. REGISTRATION AND RESTRAINT OF DOGS AND CATS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.826.htm#826.034","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"d6b4438ab7915b1213426e7c23f7042869cb8742cd976108a6efd52e2d300ab8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.033","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-826.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}