Horse Theft

Horse Theft Awareness Video – What to do if your horse is stolen -
by Armelita Donald, Pete Gibbs, & Vanessa Mason, TAMU
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/images/pdf/equine/equine-what-to-do.pdf

Horse Theft Awareness Video – Pete Gibbs, Texas A&M University
Horse Theft Awareness Video 


http://www.netposse.com/prevrec/horse_identification.htm

Legislation – Texas Agriculture Code

http://law.justia.com/texas/codes/ag/006.00.000152.00.html

 CHAPTER 152. PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION OF HORSE THEFT

 § 152.001. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HORSE OWNERS.  (a) The
 Texas Agricultural Extension Service shall develop an ongoing
 training program for horse owners to promote the prevention of
 horse theft.  The program must include information on visible,
 permanent identification of horses and other security measures to
 prevent horse theft.
 (b)  A county office of the Texas Agricultural Extension
 Service periodically shall notify horse owners of the training
 program through public service announcements or other means.

 Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. 
 Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Agriculture Code § 151.001 by Acts
 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, § 19.01(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

 § 152.002. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCIES.  (a) A state, county, or local law enforcement agency
 with responsibility for investigating horse thefts shall provide
 training for its employees likely to handle horse theft cases
 regarding:
 (1)  state laws on horse theft;                                              
 (2)  resources available for investigating horse
 thefts;                   
 (3)  communication about horse theft with other law
 enforcement agencies;  and
 (4)  identification of missing horses.                                       
 (b)  To facilitate greater communication between law
 enforcement agencies in horse theft cases, state, county, and local
 law enforcement agencies shall, to the greatest extent possible,
 use the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) and the National
 Crime Information Center (NCIC) in reporting and investigating
 horse thefts.

 Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. 
 Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Agriculture Code § 151.002 by Acts
 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, § 19.01(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.