Texas HB3816 amends the state's Penal Code to redefine and expand the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.

Texas HB3816 amends the state's Penal Code to redefine and expand the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals. The bill lists specific acts that constitute cruelty, including torture, unreasonable neglect, abandonment, cruel transportation or confinement, poisoning, causing animal fights, using animals as lures in dog races, tripping horses, overworking livestock, and administering controlled substances to racehorses.

Texas HB3816 amends the state's Penal Code to redefine and expand the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.

Texas HB3816 amends the state's Penal Code to redefine and expand the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals. The bill lists specific acts that constitute cruelty, including torture, unreasonable neglect, abandonment, cruel transportation or confinement, poisoning, causing animal fights, using animals as lures in dog races, tripping horses, overworking livestock, and administering controlled substances to racehorses.