ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.
Dallas City Code § 7-8.2
in effectSEC. 7-8.2. ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.
(a) In addition to imposing a monetary penalty against a person convicted of an offense under this chapter, a court may do one or more of the following:
(1) require the person, at the person's expense, to attend a responsible pet ownership program approved by the director;
(2) revoke any permit issued to the person under this chapter;
(3) require the person to have any animal owned by the person spayed or neutered within a time period specified by the court; or
(4) impose any other conditions or restrictions that would reasonably abate the violation for which the person was convicted.
(b) Upon a person's third conviction of violating Section 7-3.1, 7-4.1, 7-4.2, 7-4.7, 7-4.10, 7-4.11, or 7-4.14 of this chapter, a court may do one or more of the following:
(1) order the impoundment of any animal owned by the person, forfeit the person's ownership of the animal, and award sole possession of the animal to the city; or
(2) suspend the person's right to own an animal in the city for a period of time as specified by the court. (Ord. Nos. 26024; 30483; 30901)
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/0-0-0-136673Fetched: 10/26/2026