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County Sheriff - Estray Livestock
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County Sheriff - Estray Livestock
The Texas Agriculture code defines
estray
as stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, or stray exotic fowl. -
County Sheriff - Estray Livestock
State law requires the person in possession of the estray, or stray livestock to
report the presence of the estray to the sheriff of the county in which the estray is discovered.
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County Sheriff - Estray Livestock
No, that would be considered stealing. The finder of a stray (estray) livestock may be arrested and charged with
Theft of Livestock
if he or she disposed of the estray outside of the estray procedure.