
§ 42.10. DOG FIGHTING.  (a) A person commits an offense if 
he intentionally or knowingly:
		(1)  causes a dog to fight with another dog;                                  
		(2)  for a pecuniary benefit causes a dog to fight with 
another dog;        
		(3)  participates in the earnings of or operates a 
facility used for dog fighting;
		(4)  uses or permits another to use any real estate, 
building, room, tent, arena, or other property for dog fighting;
		(5)  owns or trains a dog with the intent that the dog 
be used in an exhibition of dog fighting;  or
		(6)  attends as a spectator an exhibition of dog 
fighting.                  
	(b)  In this section, "dog fighting" means any situation in 
which one dog attacks or fights with another dog.
	(c)  A conviction under Subdivision (2), (3), or (4) of 
Subsection (a) may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of a 
party to the offense.
	(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subdivision (1) or 
(2) of Subsection (a) that the actor caused a dog to fight with 
another dog to protect livestock, other property, or a person from 
the other dog, and for no other purpose.
	(e)  An offense under Subdivision (1) or (5) of Subsection 
(a) is a Class A misdemeanor.  An offense under Subdivision (2), 
(3), or (4) of Subsection (a) is a state jail felony. An offense 
under Subdivision (6) of Subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1610, ch. 305, § 1, eff. Sept. 
1, 1983.  Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 42.111 and 
amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 
1994.

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