Sec. 826.034.  RESTRAINT;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:
(1)  the person fails or refuses to restrain a dog or cat owned by the person;  and
(2)  the animal is required to be restrained under the ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.