Lubbock prohibits keeping animals in numbers or conditions that endanger their welfare. Lubbock Animal Services and LPD investigate hoarding cases under LMC Chapter 4 and Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 821 cruelty provisions.
LMC Chapter 4 forbids any person from keeping animals in unsanitary, overcrowded, or unhealthy conditions that fail to provide adequate food, water, shelter, or veterinary care. Lubbock Animal Services responds to complaints, conducts welfare inspections, and may impound neglected animals. Severe cases are referred to LPD for criminal prosecution under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 821 and Penal Code 42.092 cruelty statutes. A municipal court may order forfeiture of the animals, restrict future ownership, and require restitution for shelter and veterinary costs incurred during the investigation.
Confiscation of animals, civil court forfeiture under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 821, criminal cruelty charges, restitution for impound costs, and bans on future animal ownership.
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