Farmersville, TX Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Sec. 11-23 establishes the formal complaint path for reporting suspected violations of Chapter 11's animal control rules: any citizen, firm, or corporation must submit a written complaint to the animal control officer, a position housed within the police department under Sec. 11-21. The section places an affirmative duty on the officer to investigate the complaint and to act as necessary based on what the investigation finds, so a written complaint is not merely informational but triggers a required city response. The animal control officer operates under the supervision of the chief of police and has authority under Sec.

11-21(e) to issue citations for any Chapter 11 violation. Related enforcement tools available to the officer once a complaint is investigated include inspecting animals and premises under Sec. 11-27, and impounding, killing, or destroying animals in specific circumstances such as an imminent danger to a person or property, disease, or a determination that an animal is legally dangerous, under Sec. 11-28. A person who interferes with the animal control officer carrying out these duties, including capturing or impounding a legally impoundable animal, commits a separate offense under Sec. 11-25.