Flower Mound, TX Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

Texas Health and Safety Code Ch. 822 Subchapter D (Dangerous Dogs) expressly prohibits counties and municipalities from adopting regulations that are specific to one breed or several breeds of dogs. Flower Mound follows this state mandate and does not restrict ownership based on breed, including pit bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, or any other breed. Instead, Flower Mound Ch. 6 Animals implements behavior-based dangerous dog standards consistent with state law. A dog may be declared dangerous if it makes an unprovoked attack causing bodily injury to a person outside the owner's property, or commits unprovoked acts in a place other than the owner's property that cause a reasonable person to believe the dog will attack and cause bodily injury. Owners of dogs declared dangerous must register the animal, maintain liability insurance or financial responsibility of at least $100,000, comply with secure enclosure requirements, and post warning signs. A county or municipality may place additional requirements on dangerous dogs as long as the requirements are not breed-specific and are more stringent than state minimum standards. Flower Mound Animal Services at (972) 874-6390 handles dangerous dog complaints and investigations.