Opinion ID: 2437923
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Heading: penal code provisions

Text: Section 42.12 of the Texas Penal Code provides in pertinent part: (a) In this section:       (3) Vicious conduct with respect to a dog means an attack made by the dog on a person in which the dog initiated continued physical contact with the person and fails to retreat and: (A) the attack resulted in bodily injury to the person; (B) the attack was unprovoked; and (C) the attack did not occur in a pen or other enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the pen or enclosure on its own. (b) A person commits an offense if the person owns or keeps in his custody or control a dog that he knows has engaged in vicious conduct and the person does not: (1) restrain the dog at all times on a leash ... or in a pen ...; and (2) have insurance coverage in an amount of at least $100,000.... (c) A person has 60 days from the date on which the person knows his dog has engaged in vicious conduct ... to comply with the provisions of Subsection (b)....       (e) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.