Senate Bill 5 was signed into law on October 29, 2021 by Governor Greg Abbott and goes into impact on January 18, 2022. Under the adjustments, owners shall be barred from tying up their canine outside with chains or weighed-down restraints. The size of an outside restraint should be 10 ft lengthy or five times the dog’s length from nose to tail. The law removes the 24-hour waiting interval earlier than law enforcement can intervene that existed in the 2007 tethering law. The new law establishes a Class C misdemeanor violation for first-time offenders and a Class B misdemeanor for …