Grapevine, TX Animal Ordinances: Livestock (2026)

Grapevine's Chapter 6 animal provisions and the city's zoning ordinance restrict large livestock to agriculturally zoned parcels and certain transitional-use tracts with adequate acreage, typically 1 acre minimum per large animal with setbacks from neighboring residences. Most Grapevine residential zoning districts (R-20, R-12.5, R-7.5, R-5.0) prohibit cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and pigs entirely. Pot-bellied pigs as pets may be permitted in limited cases under a companion animal classification but are generally discouraged in dense residential districts. Livestock require fencing that meets Texas Agriculture Code standards, manure management that prevents nuisance odor and fly breeding, and proper water and shade. Feeding and cleanliness obligations are enforced under the cruelty provisions of TX H&S 821 and local Chapter 6. Grapevine has limited remaining agricultural tracts near FM 2499 north, along the lake shoreline ag parcels, and scattered family farms grandfathered in during the city's growth phases. Violations are Class C misdemeanors under Chapter 6 with fines up to 500 dollars per day. HOA covenants in all subdivision neighborhoods prohibit livestock regardless of zoning.