Texas Statutes
§ 822.031 — UNREGISTERED DOGS PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT LARGE.
Texas § 822.031
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 822.031 (2026).
Text
Sec. 822.031. UNREGISTERED DOGS PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT LARGE. The owner or person having control of a dog at least six months of age in a county adopting this subchapter may not allow the dog to run at large unless the dog:
(1)is registered under this subchapter with the county in which the dog runs at large; and
(2)has fastened about its neck a dog identification tag issued by the county.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 822.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 822.0011
APPLICATION TO CERTAIN PROPERTY.§ 822.003
HEARING.§ 822.004
DESTRUCTION OF DOG.§ 822.005
ATTACK BY DOG.§ 822.006
DEFENSES.§ 822.007
LOCAL REGULATION OF DOGS.§ 822.011
DEFINITIONS.§ 822.013
DOGS OR COYOTES THAT ATTACK ANIMALS.§ 822.022
PETITION FOR ELECTION.§ 822.023
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