Unincorporated Lubbock County cannot zone, so livestock is broadly allowed on rural property, subject to Texas stock laws and nuisance rules. Inside the City of Lubbock, livestock may be kept only where the zoning ordinance permits it.
Texas counties have no zoning power, so cattle, horses, goats, and similar livestock are generally lawful on unincorporated Lubbock County land, governed instead by the Texas stock law (Agriculture Code ch. 143, controlling whether animals may run at large), the right-to-farm law (Ag. Code ch. 251), and state nuisance abatement (H&S ch. 343). Within the City of Lubbock, keeping livestock is restricted to areas the zoning ordinance allows and only in conformance with the animal code—meaning livestock is barred from standard residential lots.
City of Lubbock livestock violations are class C misdemeanors, each day a separate offense; in the county, letting stock run at large may create civil liability under the stock law.
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