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. 

k. OFFlCEOFTHE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS 

I AUSTIN 

Ron. Ral F,' Iiaohml 

hselrtant ~Qounty Attorney 

Wuecor county 

qrmlt .88 rollwrr 

on MD or beast 

in the 6Mna: 

tion that the 

doea not propose ,to une 

0 has a red oeps whloh be ~111 wave In 

ha bull la an imported lighting I&X11 ri,ngs; or old Naziad. ., 

raon'a Annotated Texae Prinal,,Code, 

*Any:peraon who ahsll voluntarily 8nga&s in a 

paglllstfo enaounter between JIM and mm, ox a.tf?W 

between a mea and a bull, or any obhsr animal, for 

money or other thing of velue, or for any obnnplonship, or upon the reeult of which any money Or anything of value la bet or wagered, or to see whioh 
Ib5. Bal F. Raehal, Page Z 

any admlarlon fee la oherged, either dlreotly of Indlreotly, shall be lmprIaoae4 In the penitentiary for 

not 1.e. than two ue? more than ilra yeara.. 

ArtIole~ 4667, ?emon’r Annotated Taxars Civil 3tatuter, 

reada in part as i~llowrt 

Y!he habitual uae, aotual, threatened or oonteaplated of any premises, plaoe or bulldlng ‘or part 

thereo#, for any ot the iollow~ uama ahall be enJoined at tke ruit oi either the State of any oltiren 

thereof: 

“4. Par the voluntary engagIng in a fight betwoen a men and a bull for money or ather thing of 

value, or for an7 ahamplonship, or upon rswlt of 

whloh any none7 or anythIng of value Ia bet or wagered; or to see whIoh any l 4n118aIon See la oharged 

either dlreotly or indiraotly, a8 prohibited by the 

Penal aodo. 

‘An7 pereon who may aae or be akiout to une, or 

who may aid or abet another ln the use of any suoh 

pramlaes iox, any purpose mentioned In thfa Artiole 

ara7 be made a party deIen4ant In auoh suit. The Attorne~ General or en7 Dlstrlot or County Attorney 

uaf brlia& and prosecPute 611 wits that either may 

dwm neowsary to enJoin saoh uwa, and nee4 not 

rsxlry the petltlon;~ or ang oltizen 01 thIe State 

IM~ au~b In his own neme en4 shall not be required 

to ohow that he la pereonally injured by tha aota 

ecaplained ~f.~ 

&!8 CoXQue Jurls, Fags llB.2, deflneo the tern “fl6ht* 

a8 roiimit 

or method of fI@hting. 

a ba;ttls~ a oombat; rot 

. 

*As a verb - To attempt to defmt,- subdue, or 

deatroy an enemy, either by blowr or weapons; to 

rtrlke or oontend for vlotory, in battle or in fiingle 

Oaabat." 

Ao stated in yocr lattsr the atatador ha8 no lntentlon ot $njuring the bull and he intends his pert of the fight 

to be almulated and a sham tight. 
But what about the righting bnll bred for the btiil~ 

rlnee or old ILexloo? Ml1 he knw tht when the matador waver 

the red cape before his 470s and brandlehes hIr woadan sword 

that she fight I6 only a 6hau anb e jest? We CbInk not. '@Ill 

the bull ahargo the matador OS hla aaoertoxa o!mafged matadors 

la tbe bull ring8 oc: old arrerioo or will he doollely lie dowa, 

aaoll the tlowers and go to sleep aa ~BrdIMa(L the Bull night 

do? It the bull sated llhe 7ardInand the populaoe lntsnt on 

l Roman HelI4a7 wuuld undoubtedly demand tha refund of tholr 

admlsalon mane7 In dlrguat. 

sappoe the matador ,la not as riclllful aa the bull 

and he 10 gored and lajured by the bull? Zuuld not that be 

* a vary sad and traglo eiialr? 

Said Article 610, above quoted I8 Mm4 In Title 

11 o? the Penal Code,, whIoh title la st7i.6, *Offenae~ Against 

Dub110 Folloy and Ecooaan7.* The Leglaleture of Taxes untloubtedly considered fight8 or oontestr between a smn aad a bull 

againat the publlo polioy oi thla state when the artI@ was 

saaated. The Loglslature uudoubtedly oonsldsrad that it was 

wronc( for the man to in&We the bull, wrong for tha bull to 

InJure tha ma, and wrong bar the publio to see e apeotaols 

where lajury to l lthar man or bullalght occur. 

It la there?ore ouz opinion ths$ the proposed 0013, 

teat betateen a man and a buU lcr a bull fight and woul4 be Ia 

riolatlon or Artlo 610 of the Penal Oodo of Texas. 

Very truly foum, 

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