Animal Ordinances in Bexar County, TX (2026)

Tex. Agric. Code Sec. 161.041 (Duty to Report Diseased or Exposed Livestock / Domestic Fowl)

Sec. 161.041. DISEASE CONTROL.(a) The commission shall protect all livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl from diseases the commission determines require control or eradication. The commission shall adopt and periodically update rules listing the diseases that require control or eradication by the commission. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules a...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.041 (Dangerous Dogs - Definitions)

Sec. 822.041. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:(1) "Animal control authority" means a municipal or county animal control office with authority over the area where the dog is kept or a county sheriff in an area with no animal control office.(2) "Dangerous dog" means a dog that:(A) makes an unprovoked attack on a person that causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure i...

Texas Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.047 (Local Regulation of Dangerous Dogs - No Breed-Specific Bans)

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.

Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131 (Bees and Honey)

CHAPTER 131. BEES AND HONEY. Sec. 131.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) 'Abandoned apiary, equipment, or bees' means an apiary, equipment, or a colony of bees that is not regularly maintained or attended in accordance with this chapter or rules or quarantines adopted under this chapter. (2) 'Apiary' means a place where colonies of bees or nuclei of bees are kept. (3) 'Beekeeper' means a pe...

Texas Health & Safety Code Secs. 822.101, 822.103 (Dangerous Wild Animals)

SUBCHAPTER E. DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS. 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. ... Sec. 822.103. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; FEES. (a) A person may not own, harbo...

Texas Penal Code Secs. 42.092, 42.107 (Cruelty/Hoarding)

Sec. 42.092. CRUELTY TO NONLIVESTOCK ANIMALS. (a) In this section: (1) 'Abandon' includes abandoning an animal in the person's custody without making reasonable arrangements for assumption of custody by another person. (2) 'Animal' means a domesticated living creature, including any stray or feral cat or dog, and a wild living creature previously captured. ... Sec. 42.107. POSSESSION OF ANIMAL ...

Texas Health & Safety Code Secs. 826.018, 826.021 (Rabies Control Act)

Sec. 826.021. VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS REQUIRED. (a) Except as otherwise provided by department rule, the owner of a dog or cat shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies by the time the animal is four months of age and thereafter periodically. Sec. 826.018. LOCAL RABIES CONTROL PROGRAMS. (a) This section applies to a veterinarian who: (1) is employed by a county or municipality; and (...

Texas Health & Safety Code Secs. 828.002-828.003 (Dog and Cat Sterilization)

Sec. 828.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION. Except as provided by Section 828.013, a releasing agency may not release a dog or cat for adoption unless the animal has been sterilized or the release is made to a new owner who signs an agreement to have the animal sterilized. Sec. 828.003. STERILIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) The sterilization agreement used by a releasing agency must contain: (1) the date o...

Texas Parks & Wildlife Code Secs. 43.021-43.022 (Rehabilitation Permits)

SUBCHAPTER C. PERMITS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION, REHABILITATION, AND EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY. Sec. 43.021. PROTECTED WILDLIFE. In this subchapter, 'protected wildlife' means all indigenous mammals, indigenous birds, indigenous reptiles, indigenous amphibians, and indigenous aquatic animal life ... and includes endangered species. Sec. 43.022. PERMIT REQUIREMENT. (a) No person m...