(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner to allow a dog or any other animal possessed, kept or harbored by such owner, other than a cat, to be at-large, as defined in this chapter.
(B) Upon the complaint to the animal control authority that a cat has caused a nuisance or hazard to the health or welfare of the human or animal population, a law enforcement officer or animal control authority may determine such cat to be at-large as defined in this chapter.
(C) A law enforcement officer or animal control authority is authorized to impound any animal found to be at-large.
(Ord. 03172021, passed 3-16-2021)
Statutory references:
Animals at-large, see Tex. Local Gov't Code, § 215.026
Authority to regulate the capture and impoundment of animals, see Tex. Local Gov't Code, § 215.026(c).