A POLITE WARNING TO WOULD-BE DOG-NAPPERS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA:

Warning from our state penal code: You Could Face Fine of $500 or More and Be Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime if You Steal Someone Else's Dog.

https://legalbeagle.com/8715357-punishment-stealing-dog-texas.html I decided to share this factual information (above link) about the current state law on dog-napping in Texas because it seems likely to me that many of the "mysterious" disappearances of dogs that occur in our northeastern section of Austin may involve an alleged dog-napping by someone else residing in or visiting north Austin.