Cedar Park, TX Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Under Code of Ordinances §2.05.002 (Keeping of Fowl) and §2.05.003 (Keeping of Livestock), Article 2.05 (Keeping of Domestic Pets, Livestock, and Fowl), no person may possess, harbor, or maintain fowl or livestock within the corporate limits unless on a lot or tract one acre or greater located in an ES, SR, or RA zoning district. Where fowl are permitted (ES/SR), they are limited to fifteen (15) total per lot, with no more than one (1) rooster. Fowl must be confined in a fully enclosed and ventilated or open-air cage, pen, coop, or enclosure providing a minimum of three (3) square feet of covered floor space per bird. All cages, pens, coops, or enclosures (for fowl or livestock) must be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from any property line. "Fowl" is defined to include poultry, chickens, guineas, laying hens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, quails, and peacocks. "Livestock" includes horses, cattle, mules, goats, sheep, and miniature horses (and excludes dogs, cats, ferrets, gerbils, hamsters, mice, potbellied pigs, and rabbits). Texas state law (HB 2127, the "Death Star" preemption act, codified in Local Government Code Ch. 102A) does not displace municipal zoning authority over animal keeping.