Lubbock follows Texas Parks and Wildlife guidance on coyotes, allowing hazing on private property and lethal control by licensed trappers when public safety is threatened. Discharge of firearms inside city limits is restricted under LMC.
Coyotes are common across Lubbock playas, greenbelts, and outlying neighborhoods near the Loop 289 perimeter. Texas classifies coyotes as nongame and depredating animals, allowing landowners to remove them without a hunting license under Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 71. Inside Lubbock city limits, however, LMC restricts firearm discharge, so lethal removal must use traps or be performed by a licensed wildlife control operator. Animal Services and TPWD recommend hazing techniques such as noise, motion lights, and yelling, plus removing pet food, fallen fruit, and accessible water sources from yards.
Citation for unlawful discharge of firearms inside city limits, trapping violations under TPWD rules, and feeding-related nuisance fines under LMC Chapter 4 wildlife-feeding provisions.
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