Animal Ordinances in McKinney, TX (2026)

Tex. Agriculture Code Ch. 251 (Livestock Standards)

livestock forage, forage for wildlife management, planting seed, or fiber;(C) floriculture;(D) viticulture;(E) horticulture;(F) silviculture;(G) wildlife management;(H) raising or keeping livestock or poultry, including veterinary services;(I) planting cover crops or leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure; (J...

Tex. 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 enclosur...

Texas 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...

Tex. Agriculture Code Sec. 131.045

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...

Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.103 (Dangerous Wild Animals - Certificate of Registration)

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 issua...