6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 8 cities in Tarrant County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Tarrant County allows chickens and livestock without permit or flock limit. The county is closed range, so owners must contain livestock. TX Right to Farm Act protects ag operations.
Tex. Agric. Code Sec. 161.001 (Animal Health Definitions - Livestock & Domestic Fowl)
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exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl.(2) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.(3) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 5.(4) "Exotic livestock" means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not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...
Tarrant County has no countywide leash ordinance, but TX H&S Code 822.042 requires restraint of dogs declared dangerous. Most Tarrant County cities require leashes on public property.
Tarrant County has no breed-specific ordinance. TX H&S Code 822 and Lillians Law govern dangerous dogs by behavior, not breed. Texas law preempts counties and cities from banning specific breeds.
Tex. 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.
Tarrant County does not regulate beekeeping in unincorporated areas. TX Agriculture Code Chapter 131 protects apiary operations and requires registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service.
Tarrant County does not ban wildlife feeding in unincorporated areas. TX Parks & Wildlife Code Ch. 63 and 65 regulate baiting and protected species. Backyard bird feeding is generally allowed.
Unincorporated Tarrant County allows livestock without numeric limits, but is a closed range jurisdiction requiring containment. TX Agriculture Code governs straying livestock and brand registration.
8 cities in Tarrant County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
14 verified rules • Animal Hoarding, Beekeeping
12 verified rules • Animal Hoarding, Beekeeping
7 verified rules • Beekeeping, Breed Restrictions
7 verified rules • Beekeeping, Breed Restrictions
7 verified rules • Beekeeping, Breed Restrictions
7 verified rules • Beekeeping, Breed Restrictions
7 verified rules • Beekeeping, Breed Restrictions
7 verified rules • Beekeeping, Breed Restrictions
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