Longview, TX Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Breed-specific ban
- None: conduct-based only
- Governing sections
- Sec. 13-22, 13-23, 13-26
- Sterilization deadline
- 10 days after determination
- Leash strength required
- 1,000-lb minimum, 6 ft max
- Enclosure height
- 6 feet, chain link with top
Summary
Longview does not ban dog breeds. Instead, any dog judged fierce or dangerous by conduct faces court-ordered muzzling, confinement, and registration under Chapter 13.
No person who owns or keeps a dog shall allow the dog to engage in fierce or dangerous conduct... the owner or person harboring a dangerous dog shall have the dog... muzzled in a manner that will not cause injury to the animal or impair its vision or respiration, but shall prevent it from biting any person or animal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: June 2026: This code is current through Ordinances 4635 passed 06.25.26).
Full Breakdown
Longview's code regulates dogs by conduct, not breed. Sec. 13-22 makes it unlawful for an owner to let a dog "engage in fierce or dangerous conduct," defined as threatening or attacking a person, or killing or seriously injuring another domestic animal or livestock. There is no breed list or breed-specific prohibition anywhere in Chapter 13. Once the municipal court determines a dog is dangerous under Sec. 13-26, the owner must have it spayed/neutered within 10 days, microchipped, muzzled and leashed with a 1,000-lb-strength leash outside its enclosure, kept in a six-foot chain-link enclosure with a top, and posted with warning signage: regardless of breed.
Violations & Fines
Owning/harboring an undeclared dangerous dog after determination, or violating muzzle/enclosure/signage rules, is a municipal court offense; the dog can be impounded or destroyed if it later causes death or serious injury.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Longview ban pit bulls or other breeds?
What happens once a dog is declared dangerous?
Sources & Official References
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