Round Rock, TX Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Fowl cap, 25–50 ft from neighbor
- 5 birds max
- Fowl cap, beyond 50 ft
- 10 birds max
- Governing fowl section
- City Code § 8-6
- Horses/cattle minimum lot size
- 1 acre (§ 8-31)
Summary
Round Rock limits backyard fowl to five birds when the coop sits between 25 and 50 feet from a neighbor's home, rising to ten birds beyond 50 feet, under City Code § 8-6.
If fowl are confined within an enclosed pen which is located less than 50 feet, but more than 25 feet from any building or dwelling occupied by any person other than the owner of the fowl, the number of fowl is limited to no more than five.
Full Breakdown
Round Rock's fowl limits scale with distance from the neighbors. City Code § 8-6 caps a pen located between 25 and 50 feet from any building or dwelling occupied by someone other than the owner at five birds; push the coop past 50 feet and up to ten are allowed. True livestock, horses, cattle, goats, sheep and similar animals, answer to a different rule in § 8-31, which requires at least one acre of land, with no more than one animal unit per acre and one additional unit per extra half-acre. Animal Control can impound fowl or livestock kept in violation of either section under § 8-33.
Violations & Fines
Animal Control officers may impound fowl or livestock kept in violation of Chapter 8; owners must pay all impoundment, transportation, boarding and feeding costs before the animals are released, per § 8-33.
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