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k. OFFlCEOFTHE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS
I AUSTIN
Ron. Ral F,' Iiaohml
hselrtant ~Qounty Attorney
Wuecor county
qrmlt .88 rollwrr
on MD or beast
in the 6Mna:
tion that the
doea not propose ,toune
0 has a red oeps whloh be ~111 wave In
ha bull la an imported lighting I&X-
11 ri,ngs; or old Naziad. .,
raon'a Annotated Texae Prinal,,Code,
*Any:peraon who ahsll voluntarily 8nga&s in a
paglllstfo enaounter between JIM and mm, ox a.tf?W
between a mea and a bull, or any obhsr animal, for
money or other thing of velue, or for any obnnplon-
ship, or upon the reeult of which any money Or any-
thing of value la bet or wagered, or to see whioh
Ib5. Bal F. Raehal, Page Z
any admlarlon fee la oherged, either dlreotly of In-
dlreotly, shall be lmprIaoae4In the penitentiary for
not 1.e. than two ue? more than ilra yeara..
ArtIole~ 4667, ?emon’r Annotated Taxars Civil 3tatuter,
reada in part as i~llowrt
Y!he habitual uae, aotual, threatened or oontea-
plated of any premises, plaoe or bulldlng ‘or part
thereo#, for any ot the iollow~ uama ahall be en-
Joined at tke ruit oi either the State of any oltiren
thereof:
“4. Par the voluntary engagIng in a fight be-
twoen a men and a bull for money or ather thing of
value, or for an7 ahamplonship, or upon rswlt of
whloh any none7 or anythIng of value Ia bet or wager-
ed; or to see whIoh any l4n118aIon See la oharged
either dlreotly or indiraotly, a8 prohibited by the
Penal aodo.
‘An7 pereon who may aae or be akiout to une, or
who may aid or abet another ln the use of any suoh
pramlaes iox, any purpose mentioned In thfa Artiole
ara7 be made a party deIen4ant In auoh suit. The At-
torne~ General or en7 Dlstrlot or County Attorney
uaf brlia& and prosecPute 611 wits that either may
dwm neowsary to enJoin saoh uwa, and nee4 not
rsxlry the petltlon;~ or ang oltizen 01 thIe State
IM~ au~bIn his own neme en4 shall not be required
to ohow that he la pereonally injured by tha aota
ecaplained ~f.~
&!8 CoXQue Jurls, Fags llB.2, deflneo the tern “fl6ht*
a8 roiimit
a ba;ttls~ a oombat; rot
or method of fI@hting.
.
*As a verb - To attempt to defmt,- subdue, or
deatroy an enemy, either by blowr or weapons; to
rtrlke or oontend for vlotory, in battle or in fiingle
Oaabat."
Ao stated in yocr lattsr the atatador ha8 no lnten-
tlon ot $njuring the bull and he intends his pert of the fight
to be almulated and a sham tight.
But what about the righting bnll bred for the btiil~
rlnee old ILexloo? Ml1 he knw tht
or when the matador waver
the red cape before his 470s and brandlehes hIr woadan sword
that she fight I6 only a 6hau anb e jest? We CbInk not. '@Ill
the bull ahargo the matador OS hla aaoertoxa o!mafged matadors
la tbe bull ring8 oc: old arrerioo or will he doollely lie dowa,
aaoll the tlowers and go to sleep aa ~BrdIMa(L the Bull night
do? It the bull sated llhe 7ardInand the populaoe lntsnt on
l Roman HelI4a7 wuuld undoubtedly demand tha refund of tholr
admlsalon mane7 In dlrguat.
sappoe the matador ,la not as riclllful aa the bull
and he 10 gored and lajured by the bull? Zuuld not that be
* a vary sad and traglo eiialr?
Said Article 610, above quoted I8 Mm4 In Title
11 o? the Penal Code,, whIoh title la st7i.6, *Offenae~ Against
Dub110 Folloy and Ecooaan7.* The Leglaleture of Taxes untloubt-
edly considered fight8 or oontestr between a smn aad a bull
againat the publlo polioy oi thla state when the artI@ was
saaated. The Loglslature uudoubtedly oonsldsrad that it was
wronc( for the man to in&We the bull, wrong for tha bull to
InJure tha ma, and wrong bar the publio to see e apeotaols
where lajury to llthar man or bullalght occur.
It la there?ore ouz opinion ths$ the proposed 0013,
teat betateen a man and a buU lcr a bull fight and woul4 be Ia
riolatlon or Artlo 610 of the Penal Oodo of Texas.
Very truly foum,
AW’JE~ Uf;#EBBLOF TiEAS
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion