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, ~ 822.0421 HEALTH AND SAFElY OF ANIMALs";" Title 10 r~~ county, or municipal court in the same manner as appeal for other cases frorn .. the justice, county, or municipal court. :,;) Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 99, S 2, efE. Sept. I, 1997. Historical and Statutory Notes Secti~ns 4 and 5 of Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. after the effective date [Sept. I, 1997J of this 99 provide: Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is "Sec..4. The cha.nge in law made. by Secti?n committed before the effective date of this Act if 1 of this Act apphes only to a senous boddy any element of the offense occurs before th t injury to a person by a dog that occurs on or date. a after September 1,1997. A serious bodily inju- ry that occurs before September 1. 1997, is covered by the law in effect at that time, and the former law is continued in effect for that pur- pose. "Sec. 5. (a) The change in law made bv this Act applies only to an offense committed on or "(b) An offense committed before the effec. tive date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that pur- pose." Animals C=>68, 70. Westlaw Topic No. 28. Library References C.J.S. Animals !is 172. 176 to 183. 186 to 193, 198 to 200. ~ 822.0422. Reporting of Incident in Certain Counties and Municipalities (a) This section applies only to a county with a population o[ more than 2.800,000, to a county in which the commissioners court has entered an order electing to be governed by this section, and to a municipality in which the governing body has adopted an ordinance electing to be governed by this section. (b) A person may report an incident described by Section 822.041(2) to a municipal court, a justice court, or a county court. The o\\'ner of the dog shall deliver the dog to the animal control authority not later than the fifth day after the date on which the owner receives notice that the report has been filed. The authority may provide [or the impoundment o[ the dog in secure and humane conditions until the court orders the disposition o[ the dog. (c) If the owner fails to deliver the dog as required by Subsection (b), the court shall order the animal control authority to seize the dog and shall issue a warrant authorizing the seizure. The authority shall seize the dog or order its seizure and shall provide for the impoundment o[ the dog in secure and humane conditions until the court orders the disposition of the dog. The owner shall pay any cost incurred in seizing the dog. (d) The court shall determine, after notice and hearing as provided in Section 822.0423, whether the dog is a dangerous dog. (e) The court, after determining that the dog is a dangerous dog, may order the animal control authority to continue to impound the dangerous dog in secure and humane conditions until the court orders disposition of the dog under Section 822.042 and the dog is returned to the owner or destroyed. 508 .-iL .' ~ Section 99 provicl "Sec. 4 1 of this injury to after Sep ry that ( covered I former L pose. "Sec. ' Act appL Anim~\ WestL\ c.J.S ~ 822 (a) 'J on apI detern has co the 1 0 (b) . ( \ (2 (c) preset (d) mUllll appe~' Addec' Sect 99 pn "SC\ 1 of t inju~ after .' ry th cover.