Texas livestock owners need to update signage around their farm to keep protections under the Texas Farm Animal Liability Act. Texas AgriLife Extension agriculture law specialist Tiffany Dowell Lashmet tells AgriLife TODAY, “House Bill 365 made important changes to expand the scope of the Act in response to a Texas Supreme Court decision last year.” Previously, a sign was required only for farm animal professionals, but farm and ranch owners and lessees must also now hang a sign at or near their arena, corral or stable to get the statute’s protections. Passed in 1996, the Texas Supreme Court case in 2020 ruled the act did not apply to injuries on working farms and ranches. Texas lawmakers responded to ensure it applies to those entities, outlining all activities, species, and situations covered. Texas Farm Bureau and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will have signs available, or individuals can make their own.
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