Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.002
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.002, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 167.002. CARETAKER OF ANIMAL.
Official statutory text
A person is subject to this chapter as the caretaker of an animal if the person:
(1) is the owner, part owner, lessee, occupant, or caretaker of land or premises, and controls that land or those premises, on which the animal is located;
(2) is the parent of a minor child who owns an interest in the animal, unless a person other than the parent is the legal guardian of the minor child's estate; or
(3) is the administrator, executor, or guardian of an estate that owns the animal, or owns land on which the animal is located, and controls the estate by reason of the administration or guardianship.
(1) is the owner, part owner, lessee, occupant, or caretaker of land or premises, and controls that land or those premises, on which the animal is located;
(2) is the parent of a minor child who owns an interest in the animal, unless a person other than the parent is the legal guardian of the minor child's estate; or
(3) is the administrator, executor, or guardian of an estate that owns the animal, or owns land on which the animal is located, and controls the estate by reason of the administration or guardianship.
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