In unincorporated El Paso County, dogs must be restrained under Texas rabies-control law. County Animal Welfare officers may impound unrestrained or roaming dogs; owners retrieve impounded animals after paying fees and proving rabies vaccination.
The El Paso County Animal Welfare Department enforces animal control in unincorporated areas and in Horizon City, Clint, Canutillo, Fabens and San Elizario. Under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 826, the Commissioners Court may adopt rules requiring that unrestrained dogs be detained and impounded by the local rabies control authority. Animal Welfare officers respond to bite, roaming and restraint complaints, investigate cruelty, and enforce license and vaccination compliance. Dogs running at large may be impounded until the owner pays fees and shows current rabies vaccination. There is no statewide countywide leash statute, so restraint duties flow from the county's rabies-control order and state law.
Unrestrained dogs may be impounded by the local rabies control authority; owners pay impound and boarding fees before release and must show proof of rabies vaccination.
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