Unincorporated Guadalupe County has no zoning and sets no hen limit, and the county animal ordinance does not require poultry to stay on your property. Livestock is another matter: owners must keep animals off the highways, and loose stock can be impounded as estrays.
With no county zoning, there is no cap on chickens or livestock in unincorporated Guadalupe County, and roosters are allowed. County Animal Control confirms it has no ordinance requiring chickens, ducks, geese, or guinea fowl to stay on an owner's property. Cattle, horses, sheep, and goats are handled differently: Texas Agriculture Code Section 143.102 makes it an offense to knowingly permit them to roam a U.S. or state highway right-of-way, and the county impounds loose livestock under the estray law. HOA deed restrictions in subdivisions frequently ban livestock and limit or prohibit poultry.
Permitting covered livestock to roam a state or U.S. highway is a Class C misdemeanor and can make the owner liable for collision damages. Estray livestock is impounded; HOAs enforce their own poultry and livestock bans.
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