Collin County, TX Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- None required
- Hen Limit
- None (county)
- Roosters
- Allowed
- Setback
- None (county)
- State Protection
- TX HB 1750 (2023)
Summary
Backyard chickens are unrestricted in unincorporated Collin County. No permit, coop setback, hen limit, or rooster ban. Agricultural character of eastern Collin County (Farmersville, Blue Ridge, Nevada) makes poultry common. HOAs in master-planned communities often prohibit them.
Sec. 161.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:(1) "Animal" includes livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl.(2) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.(3) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 5.(4) "Exotic livestock" means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not indigenous to this state and are known as ungulates, including animals from the swine, horse, tapir, rhinoceros, elephant, deer, and antelope families.(5) "Exotic fowl" means any avian species that is not indigenous to this state. The term includes ratites.(b) References in Subchapter A, C, D, E, or H of this chapter to "livestock," "domestic animals," "domestic fowl," or other specifi
Full Breakdown
Unincorporated Collin County imposes no permit, hen cap, coop setback, or rooster restriction on backyard poultry. The east and north sides of the county (Farmersville, Blue Ridge, Nevada, Westminster, Weston) retain agricultural character with open-range and large-lot poultry common. TX HB 1750 (2023) amended TX Ag Code §251.005 and HSC Ch. 343 to classify backyard chickens as 'agricultural operations,' meaning cities must now prove an 'imminent threat to public health' before restricting flocks: a high legal bar. Cities in Collin County have since loosened rules: Plano §6-70 allows 6 hens, no roosters, 25 ft coop setback; Frisco §14-56 allows 6 hens on lots ≥6,000 sq ft, no roosters; McKinney §4-83 allows up to 8 hens, no roosters; Allen §6-31 allows 4 hens. HOAs under TX Property Code Ch. 202 commonly prohibit all poultry in master-planned subdivisions (Stonebriar, The Grove, Windsong Ranch).
Violations & Fines
No county fine. Rabies/vaccination violations (if applicable) under TX HSC §826.034 up to $500. City fines $50–$200. HOA fines per CC&Rs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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