Section 5.008 - Care of Livestock(a) Unless otherwise provided by special contract, a common carrier transporting livestock shall feed and water the animals until the animals are: (1) delivered to the consignee; or(2) disposed of as provided by this title or other law.(b) A common carrier that violates Subsection (a) is liable: (1) for damages to a person injured by the violation; and(2) to the owner of the livestock for a penalty of not less than $5 or more than $500.(c) An action by an owner under Subsection (b)(2) must be brought in any county in which the damages occur or the carrier resides.Tex. Transp. Code § 5.008
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.