Texas HB448 allows municipal animal control authorities to seize and impound dangerous or aggressive dogs in extraterritorial jurisdictions.

Texas HB448 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow a municipal animal control authority to seize and impound a dangerous or aggressive dog in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. This action can occur if the authority receives a notarized affidavit signed by at least two residents from different households in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. The affidavit must allege that a dangerous or aggressive dog has repeatedly attacked humans, domestic animals, or livestock within the extraterritorial jurisdiction, making it an unsafe environment.

Texas HB448 allows municipal animal control authorities to seize and impound dangerous or aggressive dogs in extraterritorial jurisdictions.

Texas HB448 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow a municipal animal control authority to seize and impound a dangerous or aggressive dog in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. This action can occur if the authority receives a notarized affidavit signed by at least two residents from different households in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. The affidavit must allege that a dangerous or aggressive dog has repeatedly attacked humans, domestic animals, or livestock within the extraterritorial jurisdiction, making it an unsafe environment.