Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.003
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.003, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 143.003. CATTLE ON COUNTY ROAD WITH CATTLE GUARD.
Official statutory text
Cattle on a county road are not considered to be running at large if the county road:
(1) separates two tracts of land under common ownership or lease; and
(2) contains a cattle guard constructed as authorized under Section 251.009, Transportation Code, that serves as part of the fencing of the two tracts.
(1) separates two tracts of land under common ownership or lease; and
(2) contains a cattle guard constructed as authorized under Section 251.009, Transportation Code, that serves as part of the fencing of the two tracts.
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