Texas Health and Safety Code 785.004 – Responsibilities of Handlers; Civil Liability
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(a) A handler who accompanies a search and rescue dog shall keep the dog properly harnessed or leashed. A person may maintain a cause of action against a dog’s handler for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from the failure of the dog’s handler to properly harness or leash the dog under the same law applicable to other causes brought for the redress of injuries caused by animals.
(b) The handler of a search and rescue dog is liable for any property damage caused by the search and rescue dog to a public facility or to housing accommodations.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 785.004
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A governmental unit, as defined by § 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is subject to liability under this section only as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. A public servant, as defined by § 108.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is subject to liability under this section only as provided by Chapter 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.