Animal Ordinances in Mission, TX (2026)
3 verified animal ordinances for Mission, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dog Leash Laws
Mission Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 (Animals) governs animal control inside the city, requiring dogs to be restrained when off the owner's property. The Mission Animal Shelter (227 Abelino Farias St) impounds stray and at-large dogs. Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 822 layers state-level dangerous-dog restraint, insurance, and registration duties on top of the city ordinance.
Dog Leash Laws in Mission, TX
Some RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.012
Sec. 822.012. CERTAIN DOGS AND COYOTES PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT LARGE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) The owner, keeper, or person in control of a dog or coyote that the owner, keeper, or person knows is accustomed to run, worry, or kill livestock, domestic animals, or fowls may not permit the dog or coyote to run at large. (b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under th...
Beekeeping
Beekeeping is regulated locally in Mission. TAIS governs commercial operations statewide. No state registration required for hobby beekeepers.
Mission Beekeeping & Apiary Regulations
Some RestrictionsTex. Agric. 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 i...
Exotic Pets
Exotic wildlife requires TPWD permits in Texas. Mission may have additional local restrictions on dangerous animals.
Mission Exotic Pet & Wild Animal Regulations
Some RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.101 (Dangerous Wild Animals - Definitions)
Sec. 822.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:(1) "Animal registration agency" means the municipal or county animal control office with authority over the area where a dangerous wild animal is kept or a county sheriff in an area that does not have an animal control office.(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(119), eff. April 2, 2015.(3) "Commercial activity" means...
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