Texas regulates dangerous wild animals (lions, tigers, bears, primates, etc.) at the state level under Health & Safety Code Ch. 822, Subchapter E. Owners must register with the county animal registration agency and meet caging and insurance standards. Cameron County administers that registration locally.
Texas requires anyone keeping a listed dangerous wild animal, such as a lion, tiger, cheetah, bear, or many primates, to obtain a certificate of registration from the local animal registration agency, carry liability insurance, and meet caging and care standards set by state rule (Ch. 822, Subchapter E). In counties like Cameron, the county animal control or a designated agency handles this registration. Cameron County has no zoning power, so it cannot separately ban private ownership by zone, but the state dangerous-wild-animal permit and insurance rules apply. Native wildlife is separately controlled by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Keeping a dangerous wild animal without required registration and insurance is an offense under Ch. 822, Subchapter E, with fines and possible seizure of the animal.
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