Texas Agriculture Code Title 6, Chapter 142 - Estrays

• Texas Section 142.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Estray" means stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, stray bison, or stray exotic fowl. (2) "Perilous condition" means a circumstance or condition...
• Texas Section 142.002 - Rights Of Occupant Other Than Owner
  A person has the rights of an owner of property under this chapter if he is a part owner, a lessee, an occupant, or a...
• Texas Section 142.0021 - Ownership Of Exotic Wildlife And Fowl
  A person may claim to be the owner of exotic livestock or exotic fowl under this chapter only if the animal is tagged, branded, banded,...
• Texas Section 142.003 - Discovery Of Estray; Notice
  (a) If an estray, without being herded with other livestock, roams about the property of a person without that person's permission or roams about public...
• Texas Section 142.004 - Redemption
  (a) The owner of the estray may redeem the estray from the owner or occupant of public or private property if: (1) the owner of...
• Texas Section 142.005 - Collection Fee
  (a) If the sheriff or the sheriff's designee is present at the time of the collection of the estray, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee...
• Texas Section 142.006 - Amount Of Redemption Payment
  (a) The owner or occupant of property on which an estray is found, held, or impounded is entitled to receive from the owner of the...
• Texas Section 142.007 - Justice Court Petition
  A petition seeking a justice court determination of the amount of a redemption payment or the amount of a collection fee must contain the following...
• Texas Section 142.008 - Appeal Of Court Award
  (a) If either the owner of the estray or the owner or occupant of the public or private property disagrees with a justice's assessment of...
• Texas Section 142.009 - Impoundment Of Estray
  (a) The sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall impound an estray and hold it for disposition as provided by this chapter if: (1) the owner...
• Texas Section 142.010 - Recovery Of Impounded Estray By Owner
  (a) The owner of an estray may recover possession of the estray at any time before the estray is sold under this chapter if: (1)...
• Texas Section 142.011 - Use Of Estray
  During the period an estray is held by the sheriff, the estray may not be used for any purpose. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 142.012 - Escape Or Death Of Impounded Estray
  If the animal dies or escapes while impounded, the sheriff shall make a written report of the death or escape and file the report with...
• Texas Section 142.013 - Disposition Or Sale Of Impounded Estrays
  (a) If the ownership of an estray is not determined before the third day after the date of the final advertisement under this chapter or...
• Texas Section 142.014 - Recovery By Owner Of Proceeds Of Sale
  Not later than the 180th day after the date of sale of an estray under this chapter, the original owner of the estray may recover...
• Texas Section 142.015 - Disposition Of Estray Under Perilous Condition
  (a) A sheriff or a sheriff's designee is not required to impound an estray if a perilous condition exists. (b) If a perilous condition exists,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016