Right to Farm in Killeen, TX (2026)
2 verified right to farm rules for Killeen, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Killeen bans keeping livestock, swine or fowl within city limits, but Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-154 exempts any land zoned and used AG (agricultural open space) or AR-1 (agricultural residential) from that ban entirely, protecting working farms on properly zoned land from the general no-livestock rule.
Killeen Livestock Ban Exempts AG, AR-1 Land
Light RestrictionsKilleen, Tex., Code of Ordinances §§ 6-153(a), 6-154 (Livestock Prohibited; Exemption for Land Zoned AG or AR-1)
Sec. 6-153. - Livestock, fowl and swine prohibited within city limits.(a)No person shall possess, keep or permit to be kept, or have care, custody or control of any livestock, swine or fowl within the city except as provided by this chapter, or by the city's zoning ordinances...Sec. 6-154. - Exemption for land zoned AG or AR-1.(a)Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, section 6-15...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Killeen bans keeping livestock, swine or fowl anywhere within city limits under Sec. 6-153, but Sec. 6-154 carves out a right-to-farm exemption for any land actually zoned and used AG (agricultural open space) or AR-1 (agricultural residential-1). Owners on exempted land must still control their animals so they don't become a nuisance, and citywide at-large and waterway-pollution bans still apply.
Killeen Right-To-Farm: AG, AR-1 Land Exempt
Some RestrictionsKilleen, Tex., Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-153(a)-(b); Sec. 6-154(a)-(b)
(a)No person shall possess, keep or permit to be kept, or have care, custody or control of any livestock, swine or fowl within the city except as provided by this chapter, or by the city's zoning ordinances.(b)Subsection (a) above shall not apply to the Killeen Independent School District or the City of Killeen. ... Sec. 6-154. - Exemption for land zoned AG or AR-1. (a)Notwithstanding any other...
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