Animal Ordinances in Mission, TX (2026)
8 verified animal ordinances for Mission, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Mission bans keeping cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats or other livestock within 300 feet of any home, church, school or store citywide.
Mission Livestock & Farm Animal Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsSec. 14-31
Unless otherwise provided in the agricultural open zoning districts in the zoning ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person to raise, keep, pen or harbor any livestock within 300 feet from any residential building, hotel, church, school or store, or any other building frequented or inhabited by human beings, within the corporate limits of the city. This section shall not apply to any perso...
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
Light 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...
Breed Restrictions
Mission has no breed ban: dogs are regulated by behavior. A dog with a bite or attack history is declared dangerous or vicious and must be muzzled or confined.
Mission Dangerous & Vicious Dog Rules
Few RestrictionsSec. 14-76
Dangerous or vicious dog means any dog that is capable of or by past record or performance has bitten, injured, scratched or disturbed a person or another animal. ... It is hereby made the duty of any and all persons owning or having in their possession in the city a dangerous or vicious dog to restrain such dog safely on or within their own premises at all times except as provided for in this ...
Beekeeping
Beekeeping is regulated locally in Mission. TAIS governs commercial operations statewide. No state registration required for hobby beekeepers.
Mission Beekeeping & Apiary Regulations
Light 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
Light 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...
Wildlife Feeding
Feeding wildlife is banned inside posted Designated Wildlife Habitat Areas in Mission. The city council creates these areas by ordinance, posts warning signage, and bans feeding once signs go up.
Mission Wildlife Feeding Ban in Habitat Areas
Some RestrictionsSec. 14-255
Where authorized signage has been installed, the following activities are prohibited within a designated wildlife habitat area when identified by posted signage or other lawful notice: (1)Feeding wildlife; (2)Approaching, harassing, pursuing, capturing, trapping, relocating, disturbing, or attempting to interact with wildlife, except as authorized by law; ... (5)Dumping food, trash, debris, or ...
Pet Limits
Mission sets no numeric cap on cats, but any property keeping more than four adult dogs is legally a "dog kennel" under Sec. 14-77, and kennels can't sit within 200 feet of a residence: a de facto four-dog ceiling on most residential lots.
Mission Household Dog Limit: 4 Before Kennel Rules Apply
Some RestrictionsSec. 14-77.
No dog kennel shall be located within 200 feet of any residence within the city. ... The term "dog kennel" shall be any property upon which more than four adult (more than six months old) dogs are maintained at the location.
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