{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-828.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.010","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A new owner that violates this chapter commits an offense.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS","CHAPTER 828. DOG AND CAT STERILIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.828.htm#828.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"82e8fd78edcdacdf29651e6168e5158d28d29c4716dab6e8bf99751fd80c907c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-828.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-828.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}