Unincorporated Cameron County sets no numeric limit on dogs or cats, because Texas counties cannot zone. The practical ceiling is nuisance and hoarding law. Inside cities, the municipal code often caps how many animals a household may keep.
Texas counties have no general zoning authority, so Cameron County imposes no per-household cap on the number of dogs or cats you may keep in the unincorporated area. Instead, keeping many animals is limited by county nuisance abatement (Health & Safety Code Ch. 343) and by cruelty and hoarding law if animals are neglected. All owned dogs and cats must still be vaccinated against rabies. If you live inside an incorporated city such as Brownsville or Harlingen, that city's animal ordinance may set a specific limit (commonly three or four dogs plus cats) and require kennel permits above that.
No county numeric-limit fine; excessive animals causing filth or neglect are addressed through nuisance (H&S Ch. 343) and cruelty/hoarding statutes. Cities fine over-limit households under their codes.
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