This from the US Sportsmans Alliance
2/10/11
A bill introduced in Texas would require sporting dog owners to purchase liability insurance for many of their dogs.
House Bill 998, introduced by Rep. Ruth McClendon (D- San Antonio), would require owners of unneutered male dogs weighing 20 or more pounds, that are not restrained at all times, to carry a minimum $100,000 insurance liability policy. A dog is only considered restrained if it is either kept in an enclosure or kept on a leash under the immediate control of a person at all times.
Failing to purchase the insurance would be a class C misdemeanor.
This bill would require a dog owner who wants take their dog hunting or to even play fetch in an unfenced back yard to purchase liability insurance.
