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What’s new in the Animal Control handbook?

October 20, 2025

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What is the dog registration fee and what is the purpose?

May 14, 2024

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Can the county sheriff use estray enforcement in an open range section of the county?

April 11, 2024

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What authority does a county have over the unlawful restraint of dogs?

July 20, 2022

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What is the process for enacting range restrictions?

August 18, 2021

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How does the county sheriff notify the public of the impoundment of estrays when the owner of the animal can't be identified?

May 01, 2021

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Does the county have any authority to regulate the ownership of a wild animal?

May 01, 2021

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What procedures are there in the case an estray animal dies or escapes while impounded?

May 01, 2021

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Does the commissioners court have any authority to exterminate animal pests?

May 01, 2021

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What authority does the county have over the treatment of animals?

May 01, 2021

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