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TX Agric Code § 143.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter C. Local Option Limited Free Range for Hogs|Section 143.051. Petition for Election

Sec. 143.051.  PETITION FOR ELECTION.  (a)  The freeholders of a county or an area that has adopted Subchapter B of this chapter or the freeholders of an area that is between two areas of a county that have adopted Subchapter B of this chapter may petition the commissioners court to conduct an election for the purpose of determining whether hogs are to be permitted to run at large in the county or area for a period beginning on November 15 of each year and ending on February 15 of the following year.(b)  A petition for a countywide election must be signed by at least 50 freeholders.  A petition for an election in an area of a county that has adopted Subchapter B of this chapter must be signed by at least 20 freeholders.  A petition for an election in an area that is between two areas that have adopted Subchapter B of this chapter and in which there are fewer than 50 freeholders must be signed by a majority of the freeholders in the area.(c)  If the election is to be less than countywide, the petition must describe the boundaries of the area in which the election is to be held in the same manner as the description provided for the election on adoption of Subchapter B of this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1346, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter C. Local Option Limited Free Range for Hogs|Section 143.052. Election Orders

Sec. 143.052.  ELECTION ORDERS.  (a)  After receiving a petition under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall order an election to be held throughout the county or in the petitioning area, as determined by the petition.  The order may be entered at a regular or special meeting of the court and shall designate a date for the election that is not less than 30 days after the date of the order.(b)  Immediately after passage of a commissioners court order for an election, the county judge shall issue an order for the election that specifies:(1)  the petition and action of the commissioners court;(2)  the classes of animals that are to be allowed a limited period of free range;(3)  the period in which the animals are to have free range;(4)  the territorial limits of the area to be affected;(5)  the day of the election;  and(6)  the location of the polls.(c)  The county judge shall give public notice of the election in the manner provided by Section 143.022 of this code for an election on the adoption of Subchapter B of this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1346, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter C. Local Option Limited Free Range for Hogs|Section 143.053. Election

Sec. 143.053.  ELECTION.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the election shall be conducted, the returns made, and the results declared in accordance with Section 143.023 of this code and the laws regulating general elections.(b)  The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition, "The limited period of free range for hogs."|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1346, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter C. Local Option Limited Free Range for Hogs|Section 143.054. Effect of Election

Sec. 143.054.  EFFECT OF ELECTION.  If a majority of the votes cast are for the limited period of free range for hogs, after the 10th day following the date on which the proclamation is issued a person may permit hogs to run at large in the county or area in which the election was held during the period beginning on November 15 of each year and ending on February 15 of the following year.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1346, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter C. Local Option Limited Free Range for Hogs|Section 143.055. Subsequent Elections to Adopt or Repeal Free Range

Sec. 143.055.  SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO ADOPT OR REPEAL FREE RANGE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, if an election is held under this subchapter another election for the purpose of adopting or repealing the limited period of free range may not be held in that county or area within two years after the date of the election.(b)  If the limited period of free range is defeated at a countywide election, this section does not prohibit another election on the proposition from being held immediately thereafter for an area within the county.  If the limited period of free range is defeated at an election in an area within a county, no other election covering that area may be held except an election in the same area, which must be held at least one year after the prior election.(c)  If at a subsequent election in a county or area that has adopted the limited period of free range the majority of votes are cast against the proposition, the limited period of free range is repealed and a person may not permit hogs to run at large in that county or area effective on the 11th day following the day on which the proclamation is issued.  If the majority of the votes are cast for the proposition, the operation of the limited period of free range is not affected.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1347, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter C. Local Option Limited Free Range for Hogs|Section 143.056. Combined Elections

Sec. 143.056.  COMBINED ELECTIONS.  An election under this subchapter may be held at the same time as an election under Subchapter B of this chapter, but the propositions must be submitted and voted on as separate issues and the returns and proclamations of results must be separate for each proposition.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1347, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.071. Petition for Election

Sec. 143.071.  PETITION FOR ELECTION.  (a)  In accordance with this section, the freeholders of a county or an area within a county may petition commissioners court to conduct an election for the purpose of determining if cattle are to be permitted to run at large in the county or area.(b)  The freeholders of any political subdivision of Bastrop, Blanco, Clay, Collin, DeWitt, Gonzales, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Parker, or Wise County may petition the commissioners court to conduct an election in the subdivision for the purpose of determining if domestic turkeys are to be permitted to run at large in the subdivision.(c)  A petition for a countywide election on the running at large of cattle must be signed by at least 35 freeholders.  Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, a petition for an election on the running at large of cattle in an area within a county must be signed by at least 15 freeholders.  A petition for an election on the running at large of domestic turkeys must be signed by at least 25 freeholders.(d)  A petition for an election in an area may be signed by a majority of the freeholders in the area if the area has fewer than 50 freeholders and is between two areas of the county that have previously adopted this subchapter.(e)  A petition must:(1)  clearly state each class of animal that the petitioners seek to prohibit from running at large;  and(2)  describe the boundaries of the area in which the election is to be held, if the election is to be less than countywide.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1347, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.072. Exceptions; Countywide Elections

Sec. 143.072.  EXCEPTIONS;  COUNTYWIDE ELECTIONS.  The following counties may not conduct a countywide election on the running at large of cattle:  Andrews, Coke, Culberson, Hardin, Hemphill, Hudspeth, Jasper, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kinney, LaSalle, Loving, Motley, Newton, Presidio, Roberts, Schleicher, Terry, Tyler, Upton, Wharton, or Yoakum.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.073. Election

Sec. 143.073.  ELECTION.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the election is governed by Sections 143.022 and 143.023 of this code.(b)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Adoption of the stock law."(c)  The county judge shall open, tabulate, and count the returns in the presence of the county clerk and at least one justice of the peace of the county or in the presence of at least two respectable freeholders of the county.  Following that, an order showing the results of the election shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court.  The order is prima facie evidence that the requirements of this chapter have been complied with in relation to presenting the petition, ordering the election by the commissioners court, giving notice, holding the election, counting and returning votes, and declaring the results.  If the result is in favor of the proposition, after the expiration of 30 days after the date of the order, the order is prima facie evidence that the proclamation required by law has been made and published.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.074. Effect of Election; Adoption of Subchapter

Sec. 143.074.  EFFECT OF ELECTION;  ADOPTION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  If a majority of the votes cast in an election are for the proposition, this subchapter is adopted and, after the 30th day following the date on which the proclamation of results is issued, a person may not permit any animal of the class mentioned in the proclamation to run at large in the county or area in which the election was held.(b)  Sections 143.077-143.082 of this code apply only in a county or area in which this subchapter has been adopted.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.075. Subsequent Elections to Adopt Subchapter

Sec. 143.075.  SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO ADOPT SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, if this subchapter is not adopted at an election, no other election for that purpose may be held in the county or area in which the election was held within one year after the date of the election.(b)  If adoption of this subchapter is defeated at a countywide election, this section does not prohibit another election on the proposition from being held immediately thereafter for an area within the county.  If adoption of this subchapter is defeated at an election in an area within a county, no other election covering that area may be held except an election in the same area, which must be held at least one year after the prior election.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1348, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.076. Repeal

Sec. 143.076.  REPEAL.  (a)  In accordance with this section, the freeholders of a county or an area in which this subchapter has been adopted may petition the commissioners court to conduct an election for repeal of that adoption.(b)  A petition for a countywide election must be signed by at least 200 freeholders of the county, including 24 freeholders from each justice precinct.  A petition for an election in an area within a county must be signed by at least 50 freeholders of the area.(c)  Except as provided by this section, the election is governed by the provisions of this subchapter relating to the original election.(d)  If this subchapter has been adopted for the entire county, it may not be repealed for an area within the county unless two-thirds of the votes cast at a countywide election favor repeal for that area.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1349, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.077. Fences

Sec. 143.077.  FENCES.  A fence is sufficient for purposes of this chapter if it is sufficient to keep out the classes of animals not affected by this subchapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1349, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter D. Local Option to Prevent Cattle or Domestic Turkeys From Running at Large|Section 143.082. Penalty

Sec. 143.082.  PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly permits a head of cattle or a domestic turkey to run at large in a county or area that has adopted this subchapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 143.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways|Section 143.101. Definition

Sec. 143.101.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "highway" means a U.S. highway or a state highway in this state, but does not include a numbered farm-to-market road.  The term includes the portion of Recreation Road Number 255 that is located in Newton County between State Highway Number 87 and the boundary line with Jasper County.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 380, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 143.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways|Section 143.102. Running at Large on Highway Prohibited

Sec. 143.102.  RUNNING AT LARGE ON HIGHWAY PROHIBITED.  A person who owns or has responsibility for the control of a horse, mule, donkey, cow, bull, steer, hog, sheep, or goat may not knowingly permit the animal to traverse or roam at large, unattended, on the right-of-way of a highway.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways|Section 143.103. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 143.103.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  A person whose vehicle strikes, kills, injures, or damages an unattended animal running at large on a highway is not liable for damages to the animal except as a finding of:(1)  gross negligence in the operation of the vehicle;  or(2)  wilful intent to strike, kill, injure, or damage the animal.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways|Section 143.104. Herding of Livestock Along Highway

Sec. 143.104.  HERDING OF LIVESTOCK ALONG HIGHWAY.  This subchapter does not prevent the movement of livestock from one location to another by herding, leading, or driving the livestock on, along, or across a highway.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways|Section 143.106. Enforcement

Sec. 143.106.  ENFORCEMENT.  Each state highway patrolman or county or local law enforcement officer shall enforce this subchapter and may enforce it without the use of a written warrant.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways|Section 143.107. Conflict With Other Law

Sec. 143.107.  CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.  This subchapter prevails to the extent of any conflict with another provision of this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter E. Animals Running at Large on Highways|Section 143.108. Penalty

Sec. 143.108.  PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 143.102 of this code.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  A person commits a separate offense for each day that an animal is permitted to roam at large in violation of Section 143.102 of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 143.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter F. Removal of Adjoining Fences|Section 143.121. Prohibition

Sec. 143.121.  PROHIBITION.  Except as provided by this subchapter or by mutual consent of the parties, a person may not remove a fence that is:(1)  a separating or dividing fence in which the person is a joint owner;  or(2)  attached to a fence owned or controlled by another person.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1351, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter F. Removal of Adjoining Fences|Section 143.122. Removal of Fence by Owner

Sec. 143.122.  REMOVAL OF FENCE BY OWNER.  A person who owns an interest in a fence attached to a fence owned in whole or in part by another person is entitled to withdraw his or her fence from the other fence after giving six months' notice of the intended separation.  The notice must be in writing and given to the owner of the attached fence or to that person's agent, attorney, or lessee.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1351, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 143.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 143 - Fences; Range Restrictions|Subchapter F. Removal of Adjoining Fences|Section 143.123. Requiring Removal of Fence by Another Person

Sec. 143.123.  REQUIRING REMOVAL OF FENCE BY ANOTHER PERSON.  A person who is the owner of a fence that is wholly on that person's land may require the owner of an attached fence to disconnect and withdraw the attached fence by giving six months' notice of the required disconnection.  The notice must be in writing and given to the owner of the attached fence or that person's agent, attorney, or lessee.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1351, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 144.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 144 - Marks and Brands|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 144.001. Owner's Marks and Brands

Sec. 144.001.  OWNER'S MARKS AND BRANDS.  (a)  Each person who has cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats shall have and may use one or more earmarks, brands, tattoos, or electronic devices differing from the earmarks, brands, tattoos, and electronic devices of the person's neighbors.(b)  A person who owns a horse may have and use one or more of the following to identify the horse:(1)  a brand differing from the brand of the person's neighbors, including a fire or electric heat brand, freeze brand, acid brand, or hoof brand;(2)  an earmark differing from the earmark of the person's neighbors;(3)  a tattoo differing from the tattoo of the person's neighbors;(4)  an electronic device;  or(5)  another generally accepted identification method.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1353, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 368, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 144.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 144 - Marks and Brands|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 144.002. Brands of Minors

Sec. 144.002.  BRANDS OF MINORS.  A minor who owns cattle, hogs, or one or more horses may have one or more marks or brands, but the parent or guardian of the minor is responsible for the proper use of the mark or brand.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1353, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Agric Code § 144.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 6 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Animal Products|Subtitle B - Livestock|Chapter 144 - Marks and Brands|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 144.003. Age for Marking or Branding

Sec. 144.003.  AGE FOR MARKING OR BRANDING.  (a)  Cattle shall be marked with the earmark or branded with the brand of the owner on or before the date they are one year old.(b)  Hogs, sheep, and goats shall be marked with the earmark of the owner on or before the date they are six months old.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1353, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|