Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.006
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.006, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 142.006. AMOUNT OF REDEMPTION PAYMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The owner or occupant of property on which an estray is found, held, or impounded is entitled to receive from the owner of the estray the payment of a reasonable amount for maintenance and damages, if the original notice of the discovery of the estray was given to the sheriff not later than the fifth day after the date of discovery.
(b) The owner or occupant of the property may accept payment in an agreed amount from the owner of the estray.
(b-1) If the owner of the estray and the owner or occupant of the property are unable to agree to a redemption payment, either party may file a petition under Section 142.007 in the justice court having jurisdiction and have the amount of the payment determined by the justice of the peace. The justice of the peace shall determine the redemption payment amount and give the owner of the estray written authority to redeem the estray on payment of that amount to the owner or occupant of the property.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191, Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.
(b) The owner or occupant of the property may accept payment in an agreed amount from the owner of the estray.
(b-1) If the owner of the estray and the owner or occupant of the property are unable to agree to a redemption payment, either party may file a petition under Section 142.007 in the justice court having jurisdiction and have the amount of the payment determined by the justice of the peace. The justice of the peace shall determine the redemption payment amount and give the owner of the estray written authority to redeem the estray on payment of that amount to the owner or occupant of the property.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191, Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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