82R23901 MXM-D
By: King of Zavala H.B. No. 2896
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2896:
By: Driver C.S.H.B. No. 2896
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to duties of law enforcement involving damaged fences.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 370.004(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(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); and
(3) remain at the location of the damaged fence until:
(A) the peace officer or another person makes
reasonable attempts to secure the fence; or
(B) the landowner or landowner's representative
arrives at the scene.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.