Local Government Code § 370.004

Sec. 370.004. NOTICE OF DAMAGED FENCE. (a) A peace officer employed by a political subdivision of this state who investigates or responds to an incident in which a motor vehicle damages a fence shall, if the peace officer reasonably believes that the fence is intended to contain livestock or other animals: (1) immediately determine the owner of the land on which the damaged fence is located; and (2) notify the owner of the type and extent of the damage, if the owner has registered with the political subdivision in accordance with Subsection (c). (b) A peace officer is not liable to an owner of land or any other person for damage resulting from the peace officer's failure to notify the owner under Subsection (a). (c) A landowner must provide an agency or department of a political subdivision that employs peace officers with the following information if the landowner would like a peace officer of that agency or department to notify the landowner of damage under Subsection (a): (1) the landowner's name, address, and telephone number; and (2) the location and a description of the landowner's property. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.