Texas Agriculture Code - Section 143.021. Petition For Election
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§ 143.021. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) In accordance with
this section, the freeholders of a county or an area within a county
may petition the commissions court to conduct an election for the
purpose of determining if horses, mules, jacks, jennets, donkeys,
hogs, sheep, or goats are to be permitted to run at large in the
county or area.
(b) A petition for a countywide election must be signed by
at least 50 freeholders. Except as otherwise provided by
Subsection (c) of this section, a petition for an election in an
area within a county must be signed by at least 20 freeholders.
(c) A petition for an election in an area may be signed by a
majority of the freeholders in the area if the area has fewer than
50 freeholders and is between two areas of the county that have
previously adopted this subchapter or is adjacent to another area,
in that county or another county, that has adopted this subchapter.
If the petitioning area is adjacent to an area in another county,
the freeholders shall petition the commissioners court of the
county in which the petitioning area is located.
(d) The petition must:
(1) clearly state each class of animal that the
petitioners seek to prohibit from running at large; and
(2) describe the boundaries of the area in which the
election is to be held, if the election is to be less than
countywide.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1340, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Section: 142.010 142.011 142.012 142.013 142.014 143.001 143.002 143.021 143.022 143.023 143.024 143.025 143.026 143.027 143.028
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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