Animal Ordinances in Killeen, TX (2026)

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 6-159 (Backyard Chickens)

Sec. 6-159. - Backyard chickens.(a)A person may keep no more than eight (8) hens in residential zoning districts of the city provided that the hens are confined in a chicken coop which is located no less than twenty-five (25) feet from any habitable structure on a neighboring property.(b)All hens must be contained within the backyard.(c)The chicken coop must be maintained in a sanitary conditio...

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-39 (Restraint and prohibition from running at large)

(a) The owner of an animal may not permit the animal to run at large. All animals shall be kept under restraint. Each time an animal runs at large in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense. (b) For the purposes of this chapter, restraint shall mean that the animal is:...(2) Restrained by a tether. No animal may be restrained by a tether or leash unless the animal is in the imm...

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances §§ 6-119, 6-120 (Dangerous Dogs Prohibited; Definitions)

Sec. 6-119. - Dangerous dogs prohibited. No dog deemed dangerous will be allowed within the corporate city limits of Killeen....Dangerous dog means a dog that:(1)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...

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 6-211(a), (c)-(d) (Purpose; Permit, and Restrictions)

(a)The purpose of this article is to establish certain requirements of sound beekeeping practices, which are intended to avoid problems that may otherwise be associated with the keeping of bees in populated areas, and to require a permit to ensure compliance. Such permit shall be issued annually by the animal services manager or his/her designee. There shall be no fee for such permit....(c)No b...

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 6-152(a)-(b) (Prohibited Wild Animals)

(a)It shall be unlawful to keep, maintain, harbor or possess any of the following animals, fowl or reptiles within the corporate limits of the city:(1)Class Reptilia. Family Heldermatidea (venomous lizards such as, but not limited to, gila monster and Mexican beaded lizard); family Viperidae (rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, adders, bushmasters, other pit vipers and true vipers); family...

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 6-63(a)-(b) (Spayed or Neutered Requirement)

(a)All dogs and cats kept in the city limits must be spayed/neutered. The owner of such animal must retain documentation of the spay/neuter of their animal.(b)The following animals are exempt from compliance with subsection (a):(1)An animal under six (6) months of age;(2)An animal where a licensed veterinarian certifies that the animal should not be spayed/neutered for health reasons or is perm...

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 6-180(a)-(c) (Commerce in Live Animals, Permit Required)

(a)Any person who shall engage in the business of advertising, selling, trading, bartering, giving away, displaying, transferring ownership or offering to transfer ownership of any animal for commercial purposes within the city limits shall be required to have a valid permit issued by City of Killeen Animal Services to do so...(b)No person shall advertise, sell, trade, barter, give away, displa...