By: Farrar H.B. No. 3900
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the criminal penalty of cruelty to
nonlivestock animals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.092 Penal Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Section 42.092. CRUELTY TO NONLIVESTOCK ANIMALS
(a) (9) "Deadly Weapon" has the meaning assigned by Section
1.07 (a) (17)(A) & (B)
(c) An offense under Subsection (b) (3), (4), (5), (6), or
(9) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state
jail felony if the person has previously been convicted two times
under this section, two times under Section 42.09, or one time under
this section and one time under Section 42.09, or intentionally or
knowingly committed the offense with the use of a deadly weapon.
(c-1) An offense under Subsection (b) (1) or (2) is a felony
of a third degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second
degree if the person has a previously been convicted under
Subsection (b)(1), (2), (7), or (8) or under Section 42.09, or
intentionally or knowingly committed the offense with the use of a
deadly weapon.
(c-2) An offense under Subsection (b)(7) or (8) is a state
jail felony , except that the offense is a felony of the third
degree if the person has previously been convicted under this
section or under Section 42.09, or intentionally or knowingly
committed the offense with the use of a deadly weapon.
Section 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.