Animal Ordinances in Travis County, TX (2026)

Tex. Agric. Code Sec. 161.002 (Caretaker of Animal)

Sec. 161.002. CARETAKER OF ANIMAL. (a) A person is subject to this chapter as the caretaker of an animal and is presumed to control the animal if the person:(1) is the owner or lessee of the pen, pasture, or other place in which the animal is located and has control of that place;(2) exercises care or control over the animal; or(3) has recorded a mark or brand for the animal under Chapter...

Travis County Code § 252.005(a), (c)

a. Restraint of Dogs. Pursuant to Section 826.014 of chapter 826, Travis County hereby requires that: 1. It is the responsibility of each Owner to effectively restrain the Owner's dog, which means the dog must either be kept securely on the Owner's property so that the dog remains on the Owner's property or, if not on the Owner's property, on a leash of a length that will allow for the direct c...

Travis County Code § 252.006(a)-(e)

Under Section 822.047 of Chapter 822, Travis County hereby adopts the following rules regarding Dangerous Dogs... If the dog is determined to be a Dangerous Dog, the Owner: A. has 15 days in which to appeal the decision to a court of competent jurisdiction... B. If there is no appeal, has 30 days (measured from the date the Owner received notice under 252.006(a)(5), or the date a final decision...

Travis County Code § 252.009(a)-(e)

Authority of Travis County to adopt this Section 252.009 include Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 822.101 et seq., and Texas Local Government Code, Section 240.002(a), under which the Travis County Commissioners Court may prohibit or regulate the ownership, possession, confinement or care of certain animal(s) in the County... "Dangerous Wild Animal" means an animal of a species defined as ...

Travis County Code § 232.012(e)

Animals. Visitors are prohibited from disturbing, feeding, harming, collecting, hunting, restraining, trapping or releasing animals. f. Natural Materials 1. No person shall damage, destroy, disturb, or remove any timber, grass, shrubs, dirt, other vegetation, rock, sand, gravel, caliche, or other similar substance, material, or geologic feature, from any County park or other park property. ...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 821.022

Sec. 821.022. SEIZURE OF CRUELLY TREATED ANIMAL. (a) If a peace officer or an officer who has responsibility for animal control in a county or municipality has reason to believe that an animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the officer may apply to a justice court or magistrate for a warrant to seize the animal. (b) On a showing of probable cause to believe that the animal has been or is...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 826.022

Sec. 826.022. VACCINATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to have each dog or cat owned by the person vaccinated against rabies and the animal is required to be vaccinated under: (1) Section 826.021 and department rules; or (2) ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the act occurs. (b...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 828.002, 828.004

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. 828.004. STERILIZATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by this section, a new owner who signs an agreement under Section...

Tex. Occ. Code Sec. 801.251 (License Required for Practice of Veterinary Medicine)

Sec. 801.251. LICENSE REQUIRED FOR PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. Except as provided by Section 801.004, a person may not practice, or offer or attempt to practice, veterinary medicine unless the person holds a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.

Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Sec. 64.002 (Protection of Nongame Birds)

Sec. 64.002. PROTECTION OF NONGAME BIRDS. (a) Except as provided by this code, no person may:(1) catch, kill, injure, pursue, or possess, dead or alive, or purchase, sell, expose for sale, transport, ship, or receive or deliver for transportation, a bird that is not a game bird;(2) possess any part of the plumage, skin, or body of a bird that is not a game bird; or(3) disturb or destroy ...