Dallas County coordinates coyote conflict response with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which classifies coyotes as nongame predators. Dallas County HHS handles vector and rabies issues; cities run hazing education programs to reduce attractants and bold-coyote behavior.
Under Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, coyotes are classified as nongame predators and may be hunted year-round on private land with a hunting license, subject to local discharge ordinances. Inside Dallas County cities, firearms discharge is banned, so management focuses on hazing, attractant removal, and trapping by licensed wildlife controllers. Dallas County Health and Human Services tracks rabies surveillance and coordinates with TPWD and US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services on aggressive or sick animals. Dallas Animal Services, Plano, Frisco, and Richardson all publish hazing guidance. Feeding wildlife, including coyotes, is prohibited under most municipal codes; nuisance feeding cases drive the majority of complaint volume.
Discharging firearms in cities violates municipal code with fines up to two thousand dollars. Feeding wildlife typically draws Class C misdemeanor citations near five hundred dollars; trapping without a TPWD nuisance-control license is a state offense.
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Irving Ch. 22 restricts amplified sound that disturbs the peace. Loudspeakers and amplifiers are prohibited when they create unreasonable disturbance. Quiet ...
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Irving Ch. 22 makes unreasonably loud animal noise a per se violation. The owner, controller, or caretaker is responsible. Licensed animal facilities are exe...
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Irving restricts overnight parking of oversized vehicles and trailers in residential areas. Standard passenger vehicles may park overnight on streets where n...
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Retaining walls at or below grade are excluded from fence height measurements. Walls exceeding 4 feet require engineering. Building permits are required for ...
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Irving prohibits the sale, use, and possession of fireworks within city limits per city ordinance and Texas state law for municipalities. Consumer fireworks ...
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Irving property owners must trim tree limbs blocking sidewalks. The city trims limbs over city streets as needed. Dead or hazardous trees on city property ar...
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