Euless, TX Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential Zones
- Livestock prohibited
- Hogs/Pigs
- Broadly prohibited citywide
- Minimum Lot
- Typically 1+ acre in ag zones
- Setback
- Typically 100+ ft from dwellings
- Code
- Euless Code Chapters 10 and 82
Summary
Livestock (horses, cattle, goats, sheep) are prohibited in Euless residential zones under Code Chapters 10 and 82. Hogs are broadly banned citywide. 1+ acre ag zones may qualify with setbacks.
Sec. 142.001. DEFINITIONS. (1) "Estray" means stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, stray bison, or stray exotic fowl. ... (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 ... Sec. 142.0021. OWNERSHIP OF EXOTIC WILDLIFE AND FOWL. A person may claim to be the owner of exotic livestock or exotic fowl under this chapter only if the animal is tagged, branded, banded, or marked in another conspicuous manner that can be read or identified from a long distance...
Full Breakdown
The Euless Code of Ordinances Chapter 10 and Chapter 82 (Zoning) prohibit the keeping of cattle, horses, goats, sheep, mules, donkeys, and other livestock on residentially zoned lots. Larger parcels, generally 1 acre or more in certain zoning districts, may permit a limited number of livestock with strict setback requirements from dwellings and property lines (typically 100 feet or more). Hogs, swine, and pot-bellied pigs are broadly prohibited within city limits due to odor and zoonotic disease concerns. Euless is a largely built-out suburban city with very little agricultural land, so livestock keeping is rare. Violations are Class C misdemeanors with fines up to 500 dollars per day. Contact Euless Animal Services at (817) 685-1594 or Planning at (817) 685-1400 for parcel-specific guidance.
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