Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 370.004
Notice of Damaged Fence

(a)

A peace officer employed by a political subdivision of this state who investigates or responds to an incident in which a motor vehicle damages a fence shall, if the peace officer reasonably believes that the fence is intended to contain livestock or other animals:

(1)

immediately determine the owner of the land on which the damaged fence is located; and

(2)

notify the owner of the type and extent of the damage, if the owner has registered with the political subdivision in accordance with Subsection (c).

(b)

A peace officer is not liable to an owner of land or any other person for damage resulting from the peace officer’s failure to notify the owner under Subsection (a).

(c)

A landowner must provide an agency or department of a political subdivision that employs peace officers with the following information if the landowner would like a peace officer of that agency or department to notify the landowner of damage under Subsection (a):

(1)

the landowner’s name, address, and telephone number; and

(2)

the location and a description of the landowner’s property.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 370.004 — Notice of Damaged Fence, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­370.­htm#370.­004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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