Showing ordinances that apply to Briar CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas, TX
Briar CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas is an unincorporated community (population 3,679) in Tarrant County, Texas. Because Briar CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Tarrant County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The breed restrictions rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Tarrant County has no breed-specific ordinance. TX H&S Code 822 and Lillians Law govern dangerous dogs by behavior, not breed. Texas law preempts counties and cities from banning specific breeds.
Tarrant County does not restrict ownership of pit bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, or any other breed in unincorporated areas. Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 822 sets a statewide framework for dangerous and aggressive dogs based on individual animal behavior, not breed. Under Texas Local Government Code 822.047, counties and municipalities are expressly preempted from enacting breed-specific legislation. Dangerous dog designations follow sworn complaint and hearing procedures before a justice of the peace, with owners required to carry liability insurance, registration, muzzling, and secure enclosures once a dog is declared dangerous. Lillians Law criminal penalties in Health & Safety Code 822.005 escalate to felony charges when a dog attacks causing serious bodily injury or death.
Dangerous dog classification failures under H&S Code 822: Class C to Class A misdemeanor penalties and seizure. Lillians Law attacks: felony (second degree up to life for death).
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