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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of notice by a county sheriff regarding |
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impounded estrays. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 142.009(d), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) If the owner of the estray is unknown, the sheriff or the |
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sheriff's designee shall make a diligent search for the identity of |
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the owner of the estray, including a search in the county register |
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of recorded brands, if the animal has an identifiable brand. If the |
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search does not reveal the owner, the sheriff shall post a notice of |
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the impoundment on the public notice board of the courthouse and: |
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(1) advertise the impoundment of the estray in a |
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newspaper of general circulation in the county at least twice |
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during the 15 days after the date of impoundment; or |
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(2) post a notice of the impoundment on the Internet |
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website of: |
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(A) the county in which the estray is impounded; |
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and |
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(B) the sheriff's department of the county in |
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which the estray is impounded, if the sheriff's department |
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maintains a separate Internet website [and shall post a notice of
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the impoundment on the public notice board of the courthouse]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |