Frisco, TX Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Frisco Code of Ordinances § 14-17(a) limits any residential flock of gallinaceous fowl, the chickens, turkeys, and similar birds the term covers, to 12 birds "in one enclosure," and bars keeping a rooster at all unless the property is a full acre or larger, which the ordinance treats as an affirmative defense an owner must raise if cited rather than an automatic exemption. Section 14-17(b) defines "one enclosure" broadly to include every connected building under one roof, plus separate buildings or sheds that share an entrance to the same or an adjoining lot through a gateway or opening between them, so a homeowner cannot dodge the 12-bird cap by splitting a flock across two connected coops.

Section 14-16 covers four-legged livestock: subsection (a) bans keeping swine, including potbellied pigs, anywhere in the city limits unless certified for medical, biological, or scientific research, and subsection (b) requires at least one full acre of land for each cow, steer, bull, horse, donkey, or mule kept, with a maximum of two foals or calves under nine months old permitted per acre. Subsection (c) requires any livestock holding pen to have fence posts that do not sway more than six inches when tested by an animal services officer, and gates hinged to a solid wall or post with a working latch or chain.

Subsection (d) sets a minimum setback of 100 feet between livestock quarters and any occupied or unoccupied human living quarters, shrinking to 20 feet if the animal's owner lives in those quarters.