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An election under this subchapter may be held at the same time as an election under Subchapter B, but the propositions and the election results for each proposition must be kept separate.
Freeholders may petition the commissioners court for an election about animals running at large, but the petition must meet signature and content requirements.
These named counties may not hold a countywide election about running cattle at large.
The county judge must open, tabulate, and count the election returns in the required presence of local officials or freeholders, and the election result order must be recorded in the commissioners court minutes.
If the proposition passes and the subchapter is adopted, a person may not let the covered animals run at large in the county or area where the election was held, starting on the 30th day after the proclamation of results is issued.
This section limits repeat elections on adopting the subchapter, usually for one year after a failed election, with an exception for a countywide defeat.
Freeholders may petition the commissioners court for a repeal election, but petitions must meet signature thresholds.
A fence counts as sufficient for this chapter if it keeps out the animals that are not affected by this subchapter.
A person commits an offense by knowingly allowing a head of cattle or a domestic turkey to run at large in a county or area that has adopted this subchapter.
This section defines “highway” for this subchapter as a U.S. highway or a state highway in Texas, and excludes numbered farm-to-market roads.
A person responsible for certain livestock may not knowingly let it roam unattended on a highway right-of-way.
A driver is generally not liable for damage to an unattended animal running at large on a highway, unless gross negligence or wilful intent is found.
This section says the subchapter does not stop livestock from being moved by herding, leading, or driving on, along, or across a highway.
State highway patrolmen and county or local law enforcement officers must enforce this subchapter, and they may do so without a written warrant.
This subchapter controls if it conflicts with another provision of the chapter.
Violating Section 143.102 is an offense, and each day an animal is allowed to roam at large in violation counts as a separate offense.
A person may not remove certain shared or attached fences unless the subchapter allows it or all parties agree.
A person with an interest in a fence attached to another person's fence may withdraw it after giving six months' written notice.
The owner of a fence wholly on their land may require the owner of an attached fence to disconnect and remove it, but must give six months' written notice.
People who own cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, or horses may use identifying marks or devices, and cattle/hog/sheep/goat owners must have such identification that differs from neighbors'.
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