Tex. Penal Code § 42.107
This is the official text of Tex. Penal Code § 42.107, part of Texas’s Penal Code — defines crimes and punishments in Texas.
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§ 42.107. POSSESSION OF ANIMAL BY PERSON CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) possesses or exercises control over an animal; and
(2) within the five-year period preceding the date of the instant offense, has been previously convicted of an offense under:
(A) Section 42.091, 42.092, or 42.10; or
(B) federal law or a penal law of another state containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by Paragraph (A).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section.
(1) possesses or exercises control over an animal; and
(2) within the five-year period preceding the date of the instant offense, has been previously convicted of an offense under:
(A) Section 42.091, 42.092, or 42.10; or
(B) federal law or a penal law of another state containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by Paragraph (A).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section.
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