Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 87.001 — DEFINITIONS

CP § 87.001Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT · Ch. 87. LIABILITY ARISING FROM FARM ANIMALS

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Engages in a farm animal activity" means riding, handling, training, driving, loading, unloading, feeding, vaccinating, exercising, weaning, transporting, producing, herding, corralling, branding, or dehorning of, assisting in or providing health management activities for, assisting in the medical treatment of, being a passenger on, or assisting a participant or sponsor with a farm animal. The term includes management of a show involving farm animals and engagement in routine or customary activities on a farm to handle and manage farm animals. The term does not include being a spectator at a farm animal activity unless the spectator is in an unauthorized area and in immediate proximity to the farm animal activity.

(2)"Equine animal" means a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny. (2-a) "Farm" means any real estate, land area, facility, or ranch used wholly or partly for raising, cultivating, propagating, fattening, grazing, or any other farming, livestock, agricultural, apicultural, or aquacultural operation. (2-b) "Farm animal" means:

(A)an equine animal;

(B)a bovine animal;

(C)a sheep or goat;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (S.B. 479), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 365), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.