Animal Ordinances in Haltom City, TX (2026)
3 verified animal ordinances for Haltom City, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Haltom City allows backyard hens under Chapter 14 with coop setbacks; roosters are restricted in residential zones. TX HB 1750 protects backyard flocks. Livestock is restricted to ag zoning.
Haltom City Chickens and Small Livestock
Some RestrictionsTex. Agriculture Code Sec. 161.001 (Livestock Disease Control - Definitions)
Sec. 161.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:(1) "Animal" includes livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl.(2) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.(3) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 5.(4) "Exotic livestock" means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not indigenous to this state and are known...
Dog Leash Laws
Haltom City requires dogs to be leashed or physically restrained off the owner's property under Code Chapter 14. Off-leash dogs on streets, parks, and trails are subject to impoundment and citation up to 500 dollars.
Haltom City Dog Leash Laws
Light RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.043 (Registration)
Sec. 822.043. REGISTRATION. (a) An animal control authority for the area in which the dog is kept shall annually register a dangerous dog if the owner:(1) presents proof of:(A) liability insurance or financial responsibility, as required by Section 822.042;(B) current rabies vaccination of the dangerous dog; and(C) the secure enclosure in which the dangerous dog will be kept; and(2) p...
Breed Restrictions
Haltom City bans no specific breed. TX Health and Safety Code 822.047 preempts breed-specific local laws. Dangerous-dog determinations under Lillian's Law (TX H and S 822) apply regardless of breed.
Haltom City Breed Restrictions
Few RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.047 (Local Regulation of Dangerous Dogs)
Sec. 822.047. LOCAL REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS. A county or municipality may place additional requirements or restrictions on dangerous dogs if the requirements or restrictions: (1) are not specific to one breed or several breeds of dogs; and (2) are more stringent than restrictions provided by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. (This provisio...
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