Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.022
SEIZURE OF CRUELLY TREATED ANIMAL
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.022, SEIZURE OF CRUELLY TREATED ANIMAL, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/676299
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(a) If a peace officer or an officer who has responsibility for animal control in a county or municipality has reason to believe that an animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the officer may apply to a justice court or magistrate in the county or to a municipal court in the municipality in which the animal is located for a warrant to seize the animal.
(b) On a showing of probable cause to believe that the animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the court or magistrate shall issue the warrant and set a time within 10 calendar days of the date of issuance for a hearing in the appropriate justice court or municipal court to determine whether the animal has been cruelly treated.
(c) The officer executing the warrant shall cause the animal to be impounded and shall give written notice to the owner of the animal of the time and place of the hearing.