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What can you do about loose dogs threatening your safety?

Declarations of Dangerous and Vicious Dogs can be made through a Harris County Justice of the Peace by following the steps outlined in the Texas Health & Safety Code.

Dangerous Dog

A Dangerous Dog is defined in the Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 822, Subchapter D as a dog that:

  • makes an unprovoked attack on a person that occurred in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept,

OR

  • commits an unprovoked act in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that act would cause a person to reasonably believe that the dog will attack and cause bodily injury.

Steps For Having a Dog Declared Dangerous

Vicious Dog

A Vicious Dog is defined in the Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 822, Subchapter A as a dog that: 

  • kills or inflicts serious bodily injury to a person by attacking, biting or mauling.

Steps To Having a Dog Declared Vicious



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Last updated:  June 25, 2008 
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