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MAts 'ide 10 animal )wledge laintiff's ption of is the lr the ediate lity in lck by of the nimal quire- on (a) h day unici- :, that )r (b), shall og or ecure ity or )f the e the 'stray '1 day The wner ~ 822.0421 REGULATION OF ANIMALS Ch. 822 complies with Subsection (a) before the 11 th day after the date on which the dog is seized or delivered to the authority. (t) The court may order the humane destruction of a dog if the owner of the dog has not been located before the 15th day after the seizure and impound- ment of the dog. (g) For purposes of this section, a person learns that the person is the owner of a dangerous dog when: (1) the owner knows of an attack described in Section 822.041(2)(A) or (B); (2) the owner receives notice that a justice court, county court, or munici- pal court has found that the dog is a dangerous dog under Section 822.0423; or (3) the owner is informed by the animal control aUlhority that the dog is a dangerous dog under Section 822.0421. Added by Acts 1991. nnd Leg.. eh. 916, S t, err. Sept. t. t 991. Amended by Acts t 997. 75th Leg., eh. 99, S 2, elf Sept. I. 1997; Aets 1999, 76th Leg.. eh. 96, S t, elf May 17, 1999. Historical and Statutory Notes Sections 4 and 5 of Acts 1997. 75th Leg,. ch. after the effective date [Sept. 1. 1997J of this 99 provide: Act. For purposes or this section, an offense is "Sec. 4. The change in law made by Section committed before the effective date of this Act if I of this Act applies only to a serious bodily any element of the offense occurs before that injury to a person by a dog th;Jt occurs on or date. after September 1. 1997. A serious bodily inju. ry that occurs bdore September I. 1997. is covered bv tbe law in effect althattime. and the former la~v is continucd in dfect for that pur- pose. "Sec. 5. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies only to an olTense com milled on ur "(b) An olTense commilled before the effec- tive dak of this Act is COH'red by tbe law in efkct when the offense was comlllilled. and the furmer law is continued in effect for that pur- pose." Library References 39 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 133. Plaintiff's Negligence, Provocation, or Assumption of Risk as Defense in Dogbite Case. Animals C=>4. 66.1. 68. 70. Westlaw Topic No. 28. C.J.S. Animals SS 11 to 14. 172, 176 to 183. 186 to 193. 198 to 200, 286 to 289. Texts and Treatises 3 Texas Jur 3d. Ani S 30. ~ 822.0421. Determination That Dog is Dangerous (a) If a person reports an incident described by Section 822.041(2), the animal control authority may investigate the incident. If, after receiving the SWorn statements of any witnesses, the animal control authority determines the dog is a dangerous dog, it shall notify the owner of that fact. (b) An owner, not later than the 15th day after the date the owner is notified that a dog owned by the owner is a dangerous dog, may appeal the determina- tion of the animal control authority to a justice, county, or municipal court of competent jurisdiction. An owner may appeal the decision of the justice, 507