Acts of cruelty or harassment directed at horses of the mounted police.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 34-39
in effectSec. 34-39. - Acts of cruelty or harassment directed at horses of the mounted police.
It shall be unlawful for any person to strike, prod, poke, torment, injure or make any physical contact with a horse, whether mounted or unmounted, which is in use on official duties by an officer of the Houston Police Mounted Patrol, which such person knows or should reasonably believe would tend to irritate, alarm, disturb, frighten or stampede such horse. Any physical action by a mounted patrol officer to use, direct or control his mount shall not be an offense under this section. Any offense under this section which also constitutes an offense under state law shall be punishable as provided by the applicable state law.
(Ord. No. 85-649, § 1, 5-7-85)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH34POFIPR_ARTIIPODE_S34-39ACCRHADIHOMOPOFetched: 10/26/2026
