Parker, TX Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Large animal threshold
- >500 lbs body weight
- Minimum lot for large animals
- 1.8 net acres
- Medium animals (llamas etc.)
- up to 8 per acre
- Small animals (alpacas etc.)
- up to 8 per acre
- Pot-bellied pigs
- max 2 per residence
- Max fine
- $500 per day (§ 92.99)
Summary
Parker sizes how much livestock a residential property may keep to its acreage rather than banning animals outright, under City Code § 92.03(C). A grazing animal over 500 pounds needs at least a half-acre of stalled grazing area or a full acre unstalled, and pot-bellied pigs are capped at two per residence.
(C) Large animal. (1) A large animal is defined as any herbivorous grazing animal over 500 pounds body weight. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a large animal on any premises except as follows, or to keep any large animal on any premises in an unsanitary condition. (2) The minimum lot size for large animals in 1.8 net acres. ... (3) Medium size animals. An owner may have up to 8 animals whose adult body weight is between 200 and 500 pounds per acre of pasture, or other permitted animal. Medium size animals includes llamas. (4) Small size animals. An owner may have up to 8 animals whose adult body weight is less than 200 pounds per acre of pasture. Small size animals includes alpacas. Provided, however: (a) Swine known as "pot bellied pigs" are limited to 2 per residence. (b) All other swine are prohibited, regardless of size.
Full Breakdown
03(C) splits livestock into three weight classes. 8 net acres to keep one, allowing one animal per half-acre of net grazing area if a fully enclosed barn stall is provided, or one per full acre with no stall. "Medium size animals," 200 to 500 pounds and including llamas, are capped at 8 per acre of pasture, and "small size animals" under 200 pounds, including alpacas, are also capped at 8 per acre. Pot-bellied pigs are limited to two per residence, while every other type of swine is prohibited regardless of size.
The rules are cumulative across categories on the same acreage, so a 2-acre pasture could hold 16 alpacas but not 16 alpacas plus 2 horses. These limits apply to pastured and stabled animals. 03 govern large, medium and small grazing livestock, not a coop setback or a rooster-specific rule.
Violations & Fines
Under § 92.99(B), a designated city representative may cite anyone who violates the animal-keeping chapter; a conviction in Municipal Court carries a fine of up to $500, and each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
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