Texas § 42.107 POSSESSION OF ANIMAL BY PERSON CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

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§ 42.107 — POSSESSION OF ANIMAL BY PERSON CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

Texas § 42.107

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Tex. Penal Code Code Ann. § 42.107 (2026).

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Sec. 42.107. POSSESSION OF ANIMAL BY PERSON CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)possesses or exercises control over an animal; and

(2)within the five-year period preceding the date of the instant offense, has been previously convicted of an offense under:

(A)Section 42.091 , 42.092 , or 42.10 ; or

(B)federal law or a penal law of another state containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by Paragraph (A).

(b)An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section.

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Sec. 42.107. POSSESSION OF ANIMAL BY PERSON CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) possesses or exercises control over an animal; and
(2) within the five-year period preceding the date of the instant offense, has been previously convicted of an offense under:
(A) Section 42.091 , 42.092 , or 42.10 ; or
(B) federal law or a penal law of another state containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by Paragraph (A).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section.