Flower Mound, TX Animal Ordinances: Livestock (2026)

Flower Mound regulates livestock through its zoning ordinance and Code of Ordinances. Agricultural (A) and rural residential zoning districts permit horses, cattle, goats, sheep, and poultry on parcels meeting minimum acreage thresholds. Standard residential zoning districts (SF-1, SF-2, MF) generally prohibit livestock other than chickens protected by TX HB 1750 (2023), which reclassified backyard chickens as agricultural operations and barred cities from restricting them unless an imminent health danger is proven. Flower Mound requires that livestock enclosures maintain setbacks from property lines and neighboring residences to reduce odor and noise impacts. Manure management must prevent runoff into drainage systems, which is particularly important given the town's proximity to Lewisville Lake and Cross Timbers riparian corridors. TX Agriculture Code Ch. 142 governs livestock regulation and the estray process statewide. Denton County livestock at large are handled by Denton County Animal Services. HOA deed restrictions in most Flower Mound subdivisions independently prohibit livestock of all kinds.