Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 822.0422
Reporting of Incident in Certain Counties and Municipalities

(a)

This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 2,800,000, to a county in which the commissioners court has entered an order electing to be governed by this section, and to a municipality in which the governing body has adopted an ordinance electing to be governed by this section.

(b)

A person may report an incident described by Section 822.041 (Definitions)(2) to a municipal court, a justice court, or a county court. The owner of the dog shall deliver the dog to the animal control authority not later than the fifth day after the date on which the owner receives notice that the report has been filed. The authority may provide for the impoundment of the dog in secure and humane conditions until the court orders the disposition of the dog.

(c)

If the owner fails to deliver the dog as required by Subsection (b), the court shall order the animal control authority to seize the dog and shall issue a warrant authorizing the seizure. The authority shall seize the dog or order its seizure and shall provide for the impoundment of the dog in secure and humane conditions until the court orders the disposition of the dog. The owner shall pay any cost incurred in seizing the dog.

(d)

The court shall determine, after notice and hearing as provided in Section 822.0423 (Hearing), whether the dog is a dangerous dog.

(e)

The court, after determining that the dog is a dangerous dog, may order the animal control authority to continue to impound the dangerous dog in secure and humane conditions until the court orders disposition of the dog under Section 822.042 (Requirements for Owner of Dangerous Dog) and the dog is returned to the owner or destroyed.

(f)

The owner shall pay a cost or fee assessed under Section 822.042 (Requirements for Owner of Dangerous Dog)(d).
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 99, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 2, eff. May 17, 1999.

Source: Section 822.0422 — Reporting of Incident in Certain Counties and Municipalities, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­822.­htm#822.­0422 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

822.001
Definitions 822.002
Seizure of a Dog Causing Death of or Serious Bodily Injury to a Person 822.003
Hearing 822.004
Destruction of Dog 822.005
Attack by Dog 822.006
Defenses 822.007
Local Regulation of Dogs 822.0011
Application to Certain Property 822.011
Definitions 822.012
Certain Dogs and Coyotes Prohibited from Running at Large 822.0012
Animal Control Authority in Certain Municipalities 822.013
Dogs or Coyotes that Attack Animals 822.021
Application to Counties that Adopt Subchapter 822.022
Petition for Election 822.023
Notice 822.024
Ballot Proposition 822.025
Election Result 822.026
Interval Between Elections 822.027
Registration Tags and Certificate 822.028
Registration Fee 822.029
Disposition of Fee 822.030
Registration Required 822.031
Unregistered Dogs Prohibited from Running at Large 822.035
Criminal Penalty 822.041
Definitions 822.042
Requirements for Owner of Dangerous Dog 822.043
Registration 822.044
Attack by Dangerous Dog 822.045
Violations 822.046
Defense 822.047
Local Regulation of Dangerous Dogs 822.101
Definitions 822.102
Applicability of Subchapter 822.103
Certificate of Registration 822.104
Certificate of Registration Application 822.105
Denial or Revocation of Certificate of Registration 822.106
Display of Certificate of Registration 822.107
Liability Insurance 822.108
Inspection 822.109
Relocation or Disposition of Animal 822.110
Attack by Animal 822.111
Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner 822.112
Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Animal 822.113
Offense and Penalty 822.114
Civil Penalty 822.115
Injunction 822.116
Effect of Subchapter on Other Law 822.0411
Animal Control Authority in Certain Municipalities 822.0421
Determination that Dog Is Dangerous 822.0422
Reporting of Incident in Certain Counties and Municipalities 822.0423
Hearing 822.0424
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 822.0422’s source at texas​.gov