1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Brazos County, Texas.
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Brazos County does NOT have a countywide leash ordinance for unincorporated areas. Texas Health & Safety Code §822.042 imposes confinement and restraint duties on owners of 'dangerous dogs,' and §822.044 makes attacks by an unrestrained dangerous dog a Class C misdemeanor (Class B if bodily injury results). Texas HB 4164 / Safe Outdoor Dogs Act (2021) sets statewide tethering rules. Cities of Bryan and College Station enforce local leash ordinances inside city limits.
Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 822.007, 822.012
Sec. 822.007. LOCAL REGULATION OF DOGS. This subchapter does not prohibit a municipality or county from adopting leash or registration requirements applicable to dogs. [...] Sec. 822.012. CERTAIN DOGS AND COYOTES PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT LARGE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) The owner, keeper, or person in control of a dog or coyote that the owner, keeper, or person knows is accustomed to run, worry, ...
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