81R9858 TRH-D
By: Deuell S.B. No. 1851
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the posting of notice by a county sheriff regarding
impounded estrays.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 142.009(d), Agriculture Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) If the owner of the estray is unknown, the sheriff or the
sheriff's designee shall make a diligent search for the identity of
the owner of the estray, including a search in the county register
of recorded brands, if the animal has an identifiable brand. If the
search does not reveal the owner, the sheriff shall post a notice of
the impoundment on the public notice board of the courthouse and:
(1) advertise the impoundment of the estray in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county at least twice
during the 15 days after the date of impoundment; or
(2) post a notice of the impoundment on the Internet
website of:
(A) the county in which the estray is impounded;
and
(B) the sheriff's department of the county in
which the estray is impounded, if the sheriff's department
maintains a separate Internet website [and shall post a notice of
the impoundment on the public notice board of the courthouse].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.