Animal Ordinances in Irving, TX (2026)
7 verified animal ordinances for Irving, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Irving Ch. 6 allows chickens with strict sanitation requirements. Mandatory weekly coop cleaning; failure may result in $2,000 daily nuisance fines. Livestock regulated by zoning district.
Irving Chickens & Livestock Regulations
Heavy RestrictionsTex. Agric. Code Sec. 161.041
Sec. 161.041. DISEASE CONTROL. (a) The commission shall protect all livestock, domestic animals, and domestic fowl from communicable diseases. The commission may act to eradicate or control any disease or agent of transmission for any disease that affects livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl, regardless of whether the disease is communicable, including the disposition of a...
Dog Leash Laws
Irving requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination required. TX HSC §822.013 covers dogs at large.
Irving Dog Leash Laws
Some RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.042
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;...
Breed Restrictions
Irving does not impose breed-specific bans. Dogs deemed dangerous or vicious under Ch. 6 are regulated regardless of breed. Dangerous dog registration and enclosure requirements apply.
Irving Dog Breed Restrictions
Some RestrictionsBeekeeping
Texas Property Code § 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning beekeeping that complies with TX Apiary Inspection Act. Irving allows beekeeping subject to nuisance provisions in Ch. 6.
Irving Beekeeping Regulations
Some RestrictionsTexas Agriculture Code Sec. 131.045
BEEKEEPER REGISTRATION. (a) Each beekeeper in this state may register on an annual basis with the chief apiary inspector. A registration under this section expires August 31 following the date the registration is issued. (b) A registration must include: (1) information required by the chief apiary inspector; and (2) the county or counties in which the beekeeper operates. (c) The inspector may r...
Exotic Pets
Irving Ch. 6 regulates the keeping of wild and exotic animals. Texas Parks and Wildlife regulates possession of dangerous wild animals under Health & Safety Code Ch. 822, Subchapter E.
Irving Exotic Pet Regulations
Heavy RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.103
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; FEES. (a) A person may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of a dangerous wild animal for any purpose unless the person holds a certificate of registration for that animal issued by an animal registration agency. (b) A certificate of registration issued under this subchapter is not transferrable and is valid for one year after its date of issuance or renewal...
Wildlife Feeding
Irving discourages feeding wildlife that creates nuisance conditions. Feeding that attracts vermin or creates unsanitary conditions may be cited under nuisance provisions.
Irving Wildlife Feeding Regulations
Some RestrictionsLivestock
Irving regulates livestock by zoning district. Most residential districts prohibit large livestock. Properties in qualifying zoning districts must comply with animal density and lot size requirements.
Irving Livestock Regulations
Heavy RestrictionsTex. Agriculture Code Sec. 142.001 (Estrays - Definitions)
Sec. 142.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:(1) "Estray" means stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, stray bison, or stray exotic fowl.(2) "Perilous condition" means a circumstance or condition in which capture and impoundment of an estray presents an immediate threat to law enforcement personnel or to the health of the estray.(3) "Person" does not include the government or a governmenta...
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