OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
**AUSTIN**

Xr. J. F. Bryan County r:.ttoIney Bmzorie County An&1etor!,

Texas kfarch31, 1939

attar to 8lwPiff sohnsoa

whether or not eizsoe oted In tw.s oounty ywl to IupOutxd

oattle in the

here are no feness along the hlghoad; that is, the landowner's property Is not fenoed off I’POJJI tha highway and there fe nothing to keep his oattle irem going from hia land on to the highway. -YQU want to know if, when ialsuoh a *aEmMr. J. F. Bryan, Maroh 31, 1939, Page 2

able where the ownur IS not having his oattle herded but the cattle are not **on** the highway, tbat you could go on the owner's land and Impound the cattle. It is my opinion that you oould not do this."
'Healsh to express our appreolatlon for the brief whicti

you submitted to ua. This exoallent brief has aided us greatly In passing upon this quegtion. Artlolc 6965, Revised Civil Statutes of Tezae reada am rollows:

**? ‘** **fi. any**  **stook %arbi.ddoa**  **to ‘** **mm a$**  **-Jar** aball antei.~.ths

inoloH6 **landr; ‘** **or** &all, withoutbeing herded,.~fobi'aboutt"the'reslUsnoo, lots or oultitated lkixide~of any persuii

other tha# the owuer of sluh #took wlthouthis eonml6, in-anyoouaty OP embalt~alonIn WhiOh the p~ovloloneof thl8 ohaptar harQ bsooae operet2rein tha auumr .prorided, In this ol+ptar, the owner, laseoo, or pereon in lawful poeassslonof suoh l8nds nay islpetmd mob atook and detain the 8am until his fee8 and all **damages** woasionod **by** Bald **8toek ’** **~** pdd to bimr **provided** that a0 aalma shallbeXr..J. ?

. Eryan, **Xaroh 31,**  **1939,** Page 3

impounded except as provided in the preoedIng article, unless they have entered upon the inclosed lands **CT** be found roaming about the resldcnoe, lots or clrltlreted lhnd of n1:other,

bmi, whenever any **stock Is**  impounded, notice thereof shall be given to the owner, If lzown, and such owner shell be entitled to thefr postx9f5slcm upon payment or reeseand damages." ." Artlols 6938.3e~loqd 01~5.1 Statutesof Tsxas, mad8 as iollowst

.wIfiany

&ok .X?rbIdd&'to~run at Lar* shall **enter** the lnolomedlands, or shall withoutbeing h6rd6d;rwa &out the rs& **danoe,** lots or oultlvats&Land.~of sny parson, other -&art

the owner.oi.auoh,tt&okrithoub ' .hIa oonssnt,In anf ootsity~~or;%iEdi~~~io%:~ In whloh the provIsIons.irl fhis rubdI~aIo@ ha- beoime operatIM In thq.miuner provldd In the prsaediryartlolss,the ounsr,&msoa. or persoa'~In

l6wfQl ~posm8aslon

of soah haar: sky Impound said stosk.and,ds%aIn the s&i6 until hIti

ises and all dimages.~ooaslonsd~~b$~ aaid stbok.ars

paId~.to.Umi ~~o.anlmal8~WaZl bitImpouaaeauQless alo li6v6 entema .ttpon

~. L.' : q!& ~theinalossdland8‘~ i $l **.be** fouqlawmI~ ibout the rssidenoe, O'i, Or ultlvatmd: '.
. . land of doother;a&d wainsvsrany~stosk~$8 : is&sounded

notlde thereiN shaX1 at onoe bs ..~ .glvento the ownsr. if Snam, and snoli~:omsr shall bs sntitledto,$he$rpqs8e8s~o%opbll p6)msn.t

of. r688 6na .mgw.* ~.:.
Art1016 1369, Penal cod& of Tszas, ,x6668 am tollow6t "Wboe~e~~shall rilfullyturn out or 1 oausa to bs'turnedout on land not his own or and& his oontrolok rilfully fa'll or r8- rums to keep up any stook,prohibitedby law rroq running at largs In any,oouatyor **riub-** ~XlvIsIon

of any oounty in whioh the atoak.**3dr. J.**  **Y. Eryen,**  **J.Xarch 31,**  1939, Page 4

lsw !~a bv:.n

adcgted, or wilfully **allow Such**  stcok tc **trespass** upon the land of another in suoi:

count::

or subdivision thereof, or wilfullg permit tc run at large any stook of his own, or of which he is the agent or or **which he**  **hss** the aontrol, and not permitted to run at large In any county or aubdivision of any county In which **the** atook law has been adcpted, shall be fined not less than five nor more than fiity dollars.* Artiole 1370, Psnal Oode of Texas re,ads f0llCWSt Wh&+ar 8ballkno&ly'pirmlt any hersea,males, jacks, .jqm$ts,ana oattle to
. 'km at.&arge in any territqry.in this State. !, whw-4 *Ita

plvvisions~.~

t&e lrlre

or thti _ State bqa been adopted. prohlbltine artyer
. suahaalmals fro~~ruan%n&atlarigesh&ll.ba ~. tine4 not less than,five.nor more than two. - huMFed ,$ollars.*

. . :
. ..y.. **T&e Ju.rita~~dei&,**  Vd. **59, +z&**  **2369;~&~.. ‘** **8S**

**.** read8 as followat

'In ti, territoryin w&h the .X& Ms. **bean ’** **.duly** adopted,th@lsnQ owner 1s ,gu,l.lty ', oi no fault or negll(pmomin foiling te%enao 

### l gdhst the animalswh$eh are ftirblb&en .to : roam ths:oountyat will. The ounerd~ofauoh sh&jcmust'keesp

the ssme oonflnadat their.. pefll;~ dlss they will **be** held liable to aaoount for.

the damagesti,lah

w~ba ~lnflloted on ~thelr

neighborsby .suoh

anlmale.* .I
follollstlZi&@*se La*, page 1146, reaae .ls part a8

The Right of the State to kaaet.1e@211;A ")I',

.Er. J. P. Bryan, Harch 31, 1939, Page 5

latlon prohibiting animals from running at large and providing for the teEin up and impcundlng thereof when so fount, Is unquestionably a legitimate exerciac of the poliae power desll;ned

to proteot the public at large in the use and enjoyment of the publia streets." Corpus Jur?s, Vol. 3, pago El, Lea. 61.2, reads as follows:

%I animal cm.

the **land or**  it8 owner or on the land of another:, w&at-her

with or without the nuimsLon'eS the lattar 

### 1.s

not at -49 lx ass the statutti so provldea.*~ Oorpw Jurl~Seoumlum, Val. J,pagelesB, nag8 l i011ows::

: nAnlh~ on the laid of their orme* am3 not at. large.- Corpus Jtirlm,

Vol. 3, page 186, Sea.-653, reads in.

part au follows:

the atatut?tw Thenwrore,y0.q

.ars'rsspeotfully

advfsa$ that it is the .~plnlon

of .tbls

De#artmentthat err long ar atook re~inad on the owner'sown property,theWwould not **be** runningat large, .nor would the .sherlfSthen hare the.rfght to ,$.mpound then, nor would the 'qor then be guilty of orimlnalviolationof the stoak lnws.

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