Dealing with Dogs?

[Caustic Burno]

H.B. No. 151




AN ACT

relating to offenses involving dogs or coyotes that are a danger to
livestock and other animals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 822, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by amending the subchapter and by transferring
Section 822.033 to the subchapter, renumbering that section as
Section 822.013, and amending that section to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B. DOGS AND COYOTES THAT ARE A DANGER TO ANIMALS
Sec. 822.011. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Dog or coyote" includes a crossbreed between a
dog and a coyote.
(2) "Livestock" includes exotic livestock as defined
by Section 161.001, Agriculture Code.
Sec. 822.012. CERTAIN DOGS AND COYOTES PROHIBITED FROM
RUNNING AT LARGE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) The owner, keeper, or
person in control of a dog or coyote that the owner, keeper, or
person knows is accustomed to run, worry, or kill livestock,
domestic animals, or fowls [goats, sheep, or poultry] may not
permit the dog or coyote to run at large.
(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense.
An offense under this subsection is punishable by a fine of not more
than $100.
(c) Each time a dog or coyote runs at large in violation of
this section constitutes a separate offense.
Sec. 822.013 [822.033]. DOGS OR COYOTES THAT ATTACK
[DOMESTIC] ANIMALS. (a) A dog or coyote that is attacking, is
about to attack, or has recently attacked livestock, [sheep, goats,
calves, or other] domestic animals, or fowls may be killed by:
(1) any person witnessing the attack; or
(2) the attacked animal's owner or a person acting on
behalf of the owner if the owner or person has [having] knowledge of
the attack.
(b) A person who kills a dog or coyote as provided by this
section is not liable for damages to the owner, keeper, or person in
control of the dog or coyote.
(c) A person who discovers on the person's property a dog or
coyote known or suspected of having killed livestock, [sheep,
goats, calves, or other] domestic animals, or fowls [is a public
nuisance. Any person] may detain or impound the dog or coyote and
return it to its [until the dog's] owner or deliver the dog or
coyote to the local animal control authority. The owner of the dog
or coyote is liable for all costs incurred in the capture and care
of the dog or coyote [is notified] and all damage done by the dog or
coyote [has been determined and paid to the proper persons].
(d) The owner, keeper, or person in control of a dog or
coyote that is known to have attacked livestock, [sheep, goats,
calves, or other] domestic animals, or fowls shall control the dog
or coyote in a manner approved by the local animal control authority
[kill the dog. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police
officer, magistrate, or county commissioner may enter the premises
of the owner of the dog and kill the dog if the owner fails to do
so].
(e) A person is not required to acquire a hunting license
under Section 42.002, Parks and Wildlife Code, to kill a dog or
coyote under this section.
SECTION 2. Sections 822.032 and 822.034, Health and Safety
Code, are repealed.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section
822.011, Health and Safety Code, applies only to an offense
committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense
committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the
law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section,
an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if
any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.

 

[Joy in Texas]

Shoot to kill. If you don't you may regret it. I've had to shoot several this year that belonged to a neighbor that just couldn't believe that I was serious about killing his dogs for killing calves. He keeps getting more and I keep killing them. Sooner or later he'll get the picture.

We do the same thing. This guy that lives behind us picks up every stray that is dropped off. I know at one time he had right at 60. The next door neighbor and hubby make them disappear. He gets mad, but oh well, pen them up.

I know in this county, when someone collects a whole bunch of dogs, the sherrif's dept. comes and destroys them. People complain loud and long enough, the sheriff gets reminded he's elected, and all of a sudden, no more dog problem...for awhile, anyway.

With 60 dogs imagine all of the inbreeding and illness and ticks and fleas and starvation. Good GAWD, 60 dogs...that's a freakin' health hazard if nothing else.

Alice

Alice

Oh you have got the picture..it is disgusting. I watch his dogs kill a 50-60 lb pig one day..Nothing I could do because it was on his property and his pig. He shot a few of them himself. One of his females had 6 pups on our place a couple of weeks ago. Needless to say they didn't make it.

 

[Joy in Texas]

thanks CB... I'm printing that off and show him the next time he gets upset ........

 

[peg4x4]

Not too long ago,a lady mowing her lawn was attacked and killed by the neighbors 5 Rott/Pits..They had never gotten out before,never barked at the people,the husband said they didn't know the dogs were there-Owner said they were good with the kids--I think she tryed to run for the house insted of cranking the blade up and trying to run over them--any way ,they attacked a man who say the woman lieing in the yard..He said they never made a sound,just attacked..

 

[S&J]

My wife raises and sells Great Pyrenees. We keep them with our goats and calves. There have peen packs of coy dogs all around us, but they never mess with our animals. They are very protective of their charges, especially the weaker ones of the new borns
http://www.great-pyrenees.net
Steven

 

[backhoeboogie]

Thanks for the info CB

Coyotes don't bother me.

My neighbor nips dog problems right in the bud, so I don't much have to worry about. I hear occasional gun shots then the tractor fire up, outside of hunting season. Figure someone must have dropped off a dog or else a stray came through.

 

[Just Curious]

I hadn't heard of the 3 S's but I like...
I like to think of it as Chuck's Relocation Program (CRP).
Early in my chicken raising days, I had a couple of dogs in our area that would come in and kill our birds... Our Animal Control (AC) would loan out "Have-A-Heart" traps with the idea that you trap the dog, turn it over to the AC, and let the owners pay the fine and bail them out... Well in theory this may sound good, but what ended up happening was that the next day the dogs would be back... And what they learned from the whole experience was to not go back into the trap... Killing chickens was still ok...
After I shoot them, I prefer to take the body off on my property so as not to attract other carnivores or omnivores....