Animal Ordinances in Collin County, TX (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Collin County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Backyard chickens are unrestricted in unincorporated Collin County. No permit, coop setback, hen limit, or rooster ban. Agricultural character of eastern Collin County (Farmersville, Blue Ridge, Nevada) makes poultry common. HOAs in master-planned communities often prohibit them.
animals/chickens-backyard
Few RestrictionsTex. Agriculture Code Sec. 161.001 (Livestock and Domestic Fowl - Definitions)
Sec. 161.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:(1) "Animal" includes livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl.(2) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.(3) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 5.(4) "Exotic livestock" means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not indigenous to this state and are known...
Breed Restrictions
Texas Health and Safety Code 822.047 prohibits breed-specific legislation. Collin County cannot ban pit bulls, Rottweilers, or any breed. Regulation is behavior-based under Lillian's Law (HSC 822.041-042) for dangerous dogs only.
animals/breed-restrictions
Few RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.047
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.
Beekeeping
Beekeeping is broadly permitted in unincorporated Collin County. TX Agriculture Code 131 governs apiary registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS) at Texas A&M. Six or more colonies require registration. No county setback rules.
Animals: Beekeeping
Few RestrictionsTex. Agriculture Code Sec. 131.001 (Beekeeping - Definitions)
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 person who owns, leases, poss...
Animal Ordinances by City in Collin County
4 cities in Collin County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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