Live Oak, TX Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Swine
- Prohibited
- Cattle
- Ag zoning only
- Horses
- Large lots only if permitted
- Goats/sheep
- Restricted
- Minimum lot
- Typically 1+ acre per animal
Summary
Live Oak restricts livestock including cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and swine to agricultural zoning districts, effectively prohibiting them from the city standard residential lots.
Sec. 142.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:(1) "Estray" means stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, stray bison, or stray exotic fowl.(2) "Perilous condition" means a circumstance or condition in which capture and impoundment of an estray presents an immediate threat to law enforcement personnel or to the health of the estray.(3) "Person" does not include the government or a governmental agency or subdivision.(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 but not including a mammal defined by Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a game animal, or by Section
Full Breakdown
Live Oak is an urbanized Bexar County suburb with primarily residential and commercial zoning. Livestock (cattle, horses, goats, sheep, swine, and similar hoofed animals) are not permitted on standard residential lots. Rural agricultural properties that predate annexation may retain nonconforming-use status but cannot expand operations. Swine are specifically prohibited in most San Antonio-area suburbs due to odor and disease. Horses may be allowed on very large lots with adequate acreage (often 1 acre minimum per horse) if zoning permits. Residents should consult Live Oak planning staff at (210) 653-9140 and consider that fencing, manure management, and neighbor-distance rules all apply.
Frequently Asked Questions
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