TRANSPORTING AN ANIMAL IN AN OPEN BED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Dallas City Code § 7-3.5
in effectSEC. 7-3.5. TRANSPORTING AN ANIMAL IN AN OPEN BED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
(a) A person commits an offense if he carries or transports an animal within the open bed of any moving pickup, flatbed, or similar vehicle.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the animal was in a carrier or other device sufficient to keep the animal from falling from the vehicle. (Ord. 26024)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-136186Fetched: 10/26/2026
