well according to tx law. it is illegal to even hold bay events, they classify it as dog fighting. if you force another dog to fight another animal, its the same as dog fighting. there was a thread on here about it not long ago. if im wrong then correct me, but im sure im right. 1 of the admins posted the law. here is the law for livestock, and Yes feral hogs or considered livestock. Sec. 42.09. CRUELTY TO LIVESTOCK ANIMALS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly:(1) tortures a livestock animal;(2) fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, water, or care for a livestock animal in the person's custody;(3) abandons unreasonably a livestock animal in the person's custody;(4) transports or confines a livestock animal in a cruel and unusual manner;(5) administers poison to a livestock animal, other than cattle, horses, sheep, swine, or goats, belonging to another without legal authority or the owner's effective consent;(6) causes one livestock animal to fight with another livestock animal or with an animal as defined by Section 42.092;(7) uses a live livestock animal as a lure in dog race training or in dog coursing on a racetrack;(
trips a horse; or(9) seriously overworks a livestock animal. It is an exception to the application of this section that the conduct engaged in by the actor is a generally accepted and otherwise lawful:(1) form of conduct occurring solely for the purpose of or in support of:(A) fishing, hunting, or trapping; or(B) wildlife management, wildlife or depredation control, or shooting preserve practices as regulated by state and federal law;. so i dont think tx has a law governing bay pens, in an asspect of law, bay pens are illegal if the LEO wants to push the issue.
know the law before spouting off about it.
