Animal Ordinances in Conroe, TX (2026)

Conroe Code of Ordinances §§ 10-5, 10-6 (Coops or yards for fowls; Fences and space allocations)

Chickens and other fowl. Any fowl lot maintained in the city limits must be large enough to provide a minimum of four square feet per chicken. The chicken house will be allowed to be a part of this area. Suitable wire shall be used as the fence material for chickens. The chicken house must be of such construction as will allow for ease in cleaning and airing.(5)Rabbits. Suitable wire or metal s...

Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.042 (Requirements for Owner of Dangerous Dog — Leash and Secure Enclosure)

Sec. 822.042. REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNER OF DANGEROUS DOG. (a) Not later than the 30th day after a person learns that the person is the owner of a dangerous dog, the person shall: (1) register the dangerous dog with the animal control authority for the area in which the dog is kept; (2) restrain the dangerous dog at all times on a leash in the immediate control of a person or in a secure enclosure;...

Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 822.041(2), 822.045(a)-(c), 822.047

"Dangerous dog" means a dog that: (A) makes an unprovoked attack on a person that causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own; or (B) commits unprovoked acts...that cause a person to reasonably believe that the dog will attack and cause bodily injury to...

Tex. Agric. Code § 131.001 (Definitions - Texas Apiary Inspection Act)

DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned apiary, equipment, or bees" means an apiary, equipment, or a colony of bees that is not regularly maintained or attended in accordance with this chapter or rules or quarantines adopted under this chapter. (2) "Apiary" means a place where colonies of bees or nuclei of bees are kept. (3) "Beekeeper" means a person who owns, leases, possesses, controls,...

Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.101 (Dangerous Wild Animals — Definitions)

Sec. 822.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: ... (4) "Dangerous wild animal" means: (A) a lion; (B) a tiger; (C) an ocelot; (D) a cougar; (E) a leopard; (F) a cheetah; (G) a jaguar; (H) a bobcat; (I) a lynx; (J) a serval; (K) a caracal; (L) a hyena; (M) a bear; (N) a coyote; (O) a jackal; (P) a baboon; (Q) a chimpanzee; (R) an orangutan; (S) a gorilla; or (T) any hybrid of an animal listed in...