Farmersville, TX Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Determination path
- 5 triggers, § 11-180(1)-(5)
- Appeal window
- 15 days to municipal court
- Loose/incident notice
- within 24 hours (§ 11-187(a))
- Move notice
- within 14 days (§ 11-187(b))
- First-offense fine
- up to $500 (§ 11-184(b))
- Repeat offense
- class B misdemeanor
Summary
Farmersville has no breed-specific ban; instead Code of Ordinances Sec. 11-180 lets the animal control officer or municipal court declare any dog dangerous based on an unprovoked attack or threatening act, with a 15-day appeal window and mandatory owner notification once the finding is final.
(2)The dog makes an unprovoked attack on a person that causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own;(3)The dog commits unprovoked acts in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own and those acts cause a person to reasonably believe that the dog will attack and cause bodily injury to that person;(4)The owner is informed by the animal control officer that the dog is dangerous as determined by the animal control officer through investigations and upon sworn statements. The owner may appeal this decision to the municipal court within 15 days;
Full Breakdown
Sec. A. Health and Safety Code Sec. 041(2)(A) or (B); an unprovoked attack causing bodily injury outside a secure enclosure; unprovoked acts outside an enclosure that make a person reasonably believe the dog will attack and injure them; the animal control officer's own determination after investigation and sworn statements, appealable to municipal court within 15 days; or a municipal court finding after a hearing on an attack or on the owner's failure to meet dangerous-dog requirements. Sec. 11-187 then requires the owner notify the animal control officer within 24 hours if a registered dangerous dog gets loose, attacks again, dies, or is sold, notify of a new address within 14 days of a move, tell any buyer or new keeper the dog is legally dangerous, and pay a re-registration fee from the master fee schedule when the tag transfers.
Sec. 11-184 lets a court order the dog seized on a finding that the owner isn't complying with the dangerous-dog requirements; the owner then has 11 days after seizure to come into compliance or the dog is ordered destroyed, and if the owner can't be found the court can order destruction after 15 days, with the owner responsible for all seizure and impoundment costs.
Violations & Fines
Failing to comply with the dangerous-dog requirements is a misdemeanor under Sec. 11-184(b), fined up to $500.00 on a first conviction; subsequent offenses are elevated to class B misdemeanors referred to the appropriate court, and the dog itself can be judicially ordered destroyed under Sec. 11-184(a) and Sec. 11-185.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Farmersville ban specific dog breeds?
Can I appeal if my dog is declared dangerous?
What happens if I don't follow the dangerous-dog rules?
Sources & Official References
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