Sec. 370.004.  NOTICE OF DAMAGED FENCE.  (a)  A peace officer employed by a political subdivision of this state who investigates or responds to an incident in which a motor vehicle damages a fence shall, if the peace officer reasonably believes that the fence is intended to contain livestock or other animals:
(1)  immediately determine the owner of the land on which the damaged fence is located; and
(2)  notify the owner of the type and extent of the damage, if the owner has registered with the political subdivision in accordance with Subsection (c).
(b)  A peace officer is not liable to an owner of land or any other person for damage resulting from the peace officer's failure to notify the owner under Subsection (a).
(c)  A landowner must provide an agency or department of a political subdivision that employs peace officers with the following information if the landowner would like a peace officer of that agency or department to notify the landowner of damage under Subsection (a):
(1)  the landowner's name, address, and telephone number; and
(2)  the location and a description of the landowner's property.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.