Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 42.107 — Possession of animal by person convicted of animal cruelty
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 42: DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 42.107
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(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.
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