Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.002
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.002, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 161.002. CARETAKER OF ANIMAL.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is subject to this chapter as the caretaker of an animal and is presumed to control the animal if the person:
(1) is the owner or lessee of the pen, pasture, or other place in which the animal is located and has control of that place;
(2) exercises care or control over the animal; or
(3) has recorded a mark or brand for the animal under Chapter 144.
(b) This section does not limit the care and control of an animal to any person.
(1) is the owner or lessee of the pen, pasture, or other place in which the animal is located and has control of that place;
(2) exercises care or control over the animal; or
(3) has recorded a mark or brand for the animal under Chapter 144.
(b) This section does not limit the care and control of an animal to any person.
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