Sec. 167.055.  PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR TREATMENT AND ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A person who owns any interest in animals subject to treatment or who is the caretaker of the animals is responsible for the treatment of the animals under this chapter and is subject to prosecution for failure to treat the animals.
(b)  A husband and wife are jointly and severally liable for the treatment of animals subject to treatment that belong to their community estate.  Each spouse is responsible for the treatment of animals belonging to that person's separate estate, except that a spouse who is the caretaker of animals owned by the other spouse is responsible for the treatment of the animals.
(c)  A person responsible for the treatment of animals subject to treatment shall furnish all necessary labor, at the person's own expense, for gathering the animals, driving the animals to the treatment facility, treating the animals, and returning the animals to the person's premises after treatment.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1443, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 1095), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.