Court Opinion

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In The

                               Court of Appeals
                    Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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                              NO. 09-15-00362-CV
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                    SAVENG BOUNNHARITH, Appellant

                                        V.

                  THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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             On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1
                        Jefferson County, Texas
                        Trial Cause No. 123,859
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                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Saveng Bounnharith appeals from an animal cruelty seizure proceeding

brought pursuant to chapter 821 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, in which the

justice court ordered the seizure of chickens owned by Bounnharith. Bounnharith

appealed the seizure to the County Court at Law No. 1, then filed a notice of

appeal with this Court after the County Court at Law’s adverse ruling. See Tex.

Health & Safety Code Ann. § 821.025(a) (West Supp. 2014). Section 821.025(e) of

the Health and Safety Code states that “[t]he decision of the county court or county

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court at law under this section is final and may not be further appealed.” Id. §

821.025(e).

      The State filed a motion to dismiss, in which the State argues that this Court

lacks jurisdiction. We notified the parties that the State had filed a motion to

dismiss and that appellant could file a response. Bounnharith filed responses but

failed to demonstrate that this Court has jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss the

appeal for want of jurisdiction. See id.

      APPEAL DISMISSED.

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                                                      STEVE McKEITHEN
                                                         Chief Justice

Submitted on October 14, 2015
Opinion Delivered October 15, 2015

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

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