Nueces County cannot zone livestock in unincorporated areas; keeping cattle, horses, goats, or hogs is governed by state stock law and your city. Owners may not knowingly let listed animals roam on U.S. or state highway right-of-way.
Texas counties lack zoning authority, so there is no county rule setting minimum acreage or animal counts for livestock in unincorporated Nueces County. Whether an area is "open range" or "closed range" depends on local stock-law elections under Ag Code Ch. 143. Regardless of range status, Section 143.102 makes it unlawful to knowingly permit horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats to roam the right-of-way of a U.S. or state highway. Corpus Christi and other cities set their own livestock limits within city limits.
Permitting livestock on a highway right-of-way is a Class C misdemeanor (Ag Code 143.102); owners may also owe damages for collisions and loose-stock impoundment.
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