Animal Ordinances in Texas (2026)

Texas Agriculture Code Section 143.102 makes it a statewide offense to knowingly let a horse, mule, donkey, cow, bull…

Keller prohibits cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and swine on standard residential lots. Agricultural zoning and legal…

Odessa's city code bans keeping chickens, ducks, or any other fowl within city limits, with only narrow exceptions for…

San Angelo caps roosters at one adult male per property and bars keeping chickens, fowl, or rabbits within 100 feet of…

Sugar Land bans keeping fowl, including backyard chickens, on any property citywide except on managed public or private…

Abilene's animal code doesn't single out backyard chickens, but it flatly bars keeping swine anywhere in the city…

Cedar Park allows chickens and other fowl only on one-acre-plus lots in Estate Residential or Suburban Residential…

Edinburg requires any chicken coop, fowl pen, or livestock enclosure to sit at least 300 feet from the nearest…

Harlingen bans keeping livestock anywhere in the city and limits fowl like chickens to locations at least 250 feet from…

Katy forbids keeping chickens or any fowl on a tract smaller than one acre. On an acre or more, you may keep up to 25…

Longview lets residents keep chickens and other poultry, but the enclosure must sit at least 100 feet from any…

Midland bans keeping livestock or poultry within city limits except on land zoned Agriculture-Estate or Country Estate…

Plano allows only hens, not roosters, and requires a Backyard Hen Permit with a site inspection, coop plans and a…

Rockwall bans keeping chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, peacocks, or guinea hens anywhere in the city except in…

Rowlett bars keeping horses, cattle, goats, and other large livestock on residential lots under one acre, and requires…

San Marcos bars keeping livestock in city limits unless pens sit at least 100 feet from neighboring homes, 500 feet…

Amarillo caps backyard fowl at four Barnyard Fowl per quarter-acre, and only on lots of at least one-quarter acre…

Arlington Code of Ordinances Chapter 8 permits backyard chickens (hens only, no roosters) on lots at least 10,000…

Brownsville sets no limit on the number of hens and bans no roosters. The controlling rule is distance: a pen holding…

Bryan confines livestock to properly zoned land, requires 6,000 square feet per animal, and bans staking or tethering.

Carrollton allows up to six chickens per lot with a DCO permit, no roosters, and a coop no bigger than 80 square feet…

Celina limits large and small livestock to lots of at least two acres, capping animals at one adult per acre outside…

Conroe has no zoning code, but Chapter 10 sets real rules: chickens must be confined, fowl lots need four square feet…

Dallas allows chickens on residential property. Flocks of 5 or more require a $25 annual registration. Roosters are…

Denton prohibits livestock including cattle, horses, goats, and sheep in residential zones unless the lot meets minimum…

DeSoto lets residents keep hens with no numeric cap, but any livestock coop must sit 150 feet from a neighbor's home…

El Paso lets residents keep chickens and other fowl, but City Code § 7.24.020(B) caps roosters at three per property…

Livestock (horses, cattle, goats, sheep) are prohibited in Euless residential zones under Code Chapters 10 and 82. Hogs…

Farmersville caps backyard flocks at ten fowl per property, bans roosters outright as a nuisance in residential…

Livestock allowed in agricultural zoning districts on qualifying acreage. Residential zones prohibit livestock except…

Frisco caps backyard flocks at 12 gallinaceous fowl per enclosure and bans keeping roosters unless the property is at…

Georgetown allows backyard hens in residential zones but caps the flock at eight birds and bans roosters outright. Sec…

Haltom City allows backyard hens under Chapter 14 with coop setbacks; roosters are restricted in residential zones. TX…

Irving regulates livestock by zoning district. Most residential districts prohibit large livestock. Properties in…

Killeen allows up to eight hens per residential property under Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-159, with the coop set back at…

Laredo lets residents keep small numbers of fowl, but Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-42 bans keeping five or more small…

Leander limits livestock to properties of three or more acres, caps animal units by lot size, and keeps grazing and…

Live Oak restricts livestock including cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and swine to agricultural zoning districts…

Lubbock allows up to six chicken hens as an accessory use on R-1, R-1A, or R-2 zoned residential lots under Code of…

McAllen caps poultry and fowl at six birds per acre on any lot, with no permit required. Enclosures must stay sanitary…

McKinney lets residents keep up to an aggregate of 12 fowl per enclosure with no permit, but roosters are banned in…

Mesquite restricts livestock in residential zones. Backyard chickens are generally limited by lot size and setbacks…

Mission bans keeping cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats or other livestock within 300 feet of any home, church, school…

New Braunfels allows up to four chicken hens per lot under 40,000 square feet, with registration rather than a permit…

Parker sizes how much livestock a residential property may keep to its acreage rather than banning animals outright…

Keeping livestock in Pflugerville must conform to the zoning code, and any enclosure has to sit at least 50 feet from…

Horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and goats cannot be kept anywhere within Pharr city limits. Chickens and other domestic…

Richardson caps backyard flocks at eight hens and bans roosters outright under City Code Sec. 5-18. Chickens must live…

Round Rock limits backyard fowl to five birds when the coop sits between 25 and 50 feet from a neighbor's home, rising…

San Antonio lets a home keep up to eight domestic fowl with only one rooster, no permit required, plus two head of…

Taylor caps livestock by lot size, bans roosters outright, and limits backyard chickens to six on a half-acre lot or 12…

Temple lets residents keep up to six hens in a backyard coop at least 50 feet from a neighbor's house, but roosters and…

Texarkana bans backyard swine outright and caps other livestock and fowl by per-acre density, though up to six backyard…

Tyler allows up to six fowl per household in non-agricultural zones regardless of lot size, with coops set back 15 feet…

Victoria requires a fenced run and weatherproof coop for backyard fowl, set back 25 feet from neighboring homes and…

Backyard fowl and rabbits must be kept in an actual pen, coop, or hutch, not just a fenced yard, and that structure has…

Wichita Falls requires an Animal Services permit to keep any livestock in city limits, plus a 200-foot setback from…

Bellaire prohibits keeping livestock on residential property. Goats, sheep, horses, cattle, pigs, and other farm…

Cedar Hill allows hens in residential zones with setback rules under Code of Ordinances Ch. 14 (Animals). Roosters are…

Livestock keeping in Converse (cattle, horses, goats, sheep, swine) is restricted to AG-zoned parcels typically 1 acre…

Corpus Christi allows up to 7 chickens (no roosters, no permit) for personal eggs under Sec. 6-154. Other livestock…

Deer Park restricts the keeping of livestock on residential property within the city limits. The Code of Ordinances…

Fort Worth Code Sec. 11A-22 allows fowl on residential property with caps tied to lot size: 12 fowl (max two roosters)…

Fulshear allows keeping livestock and other domestic animals as a residential accessory use for noncommercial purposes…

The county cannot zone livestock in the unincorporated area, but state law bars letting animals roam a highway…

Garland allows backyard chickens with setback and coop requirements under Chapter 6 of the City Code; roosters are…

Grand Prairie Sec. 5-26(a) requires livestock kept at least 100 feet from residences and businesses (other than…

Grapevine allows backyard chickens with setback and coop requirements under Chapter 6 of the Code. Roosters are…

Humble restricts the keeping of livestock in residential areas through Chapter 14 (Animals) and zoning provisions. Farm…

La Porte restricts keeping of livestock including horses, cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs to properties zoned for…

League City allows livestock on properties of 5+ acres with a 50-foot setback from neighbor residences under Section…

Lewisville zoning ordinance prohibits keeping livestock (horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens) on residentially…

Little Elm Ch. 18 and Ch. 106 Zoning govern chickens and livestock by zoning district. TX HB 1750 (2023) protects…

Mansfield prohibits cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, and goats on standard residential lots under Chapter 14 and the UDC…

Missouri City prohibits keeping fowl and livestock within most areas of the city, with limited exceptions for…

Livestock such as horses, cattle, goats, and pigs are prohibited in North Richland Hills residential districts…

Pasadena regulates animals under Chapter 6 (Animals and Fowl). Livestock keeping is addressed through nuisance…

Richmond residents may keep chickens and limited livestock if animals are properly enclosed, kept sanitary, and do not…

Rosenberg restricts keeping livestock and fowl within city limits, requiring minimum lot sizes and setback distances…

Tomball regulates keeping of chickens and small livestock on residential property. Fowl and small animals may be kept…

Horses, cattle, goats, sheep, and swine are not permitted in standard residential districts in Universal City…

Austin City Code Chapter 3-2 allows up to 10 chickens on most residential lots with setbacks of 50 feet from…

Baytown's lack of traditional zoning means keeping chickens and small livestock on residential property is generally…

Unincorporated Bexar County allows backyard chickens and small livestock with no numeric limit; HOA covenants often…

Backyard chickens are unrestricted in unincorporated Collin County. No permit, coop setback, hen limit, or rooster ban…

No county livestock restrictions. Texas counties cannot zone or restrict agricultural activity. TX Agriculture Code and…

Unincorporated Denton County does not restrict chickens, livestock, or poultry on private property. As a closed-range…

Unincorporated Guadalupe County has no zoning and sets no hen limit, and the county animal ordinance does not require…

Harris County does not have specific poultry or livestock ordinances for unincorporated areas beyond general nuisance…

Houston allows up to 30 domestic fowl per lot with no roosters and a 100-foot setback from neighboring buildings under…

Montgomery County prohibits livestock at large. No zoning or lot-size requirements restrict chickens or small livestock…

Pearland repealed its backyard-fowl restrictions in 2025. The city no longer caps hen numbers, requires a coop setback…

Unincorporated Tarrant County allows chickens and livestock without permit or flock limit. The county is closed range…

Unincorporated Travis County has no chicken or poultry limits. No zoning means no coop setbacks, flock caps, or rooster…

Unincorporated Williamson County sets no hen limit and allows backyard chickens and livestock. The county has adopted a…

Once a dog is legally determined dangerous, Texas law forces a leash on it: Health and Safety Code Section 822.042(a)…

League City Section 18-8 prohibits all animals from running at large. Dogs must be confined or under direct physical…

Pasadena requires all animals to be restrained by fence or leash at all times. Dogs must be vaccinated annually against…

Irving dog owners must keep animals from running at large under Sec. 6-80(a): confined or restrained on a leash strong…

Abilene's Code of Ordinances requires every dog owner to keep the animal restrained at all times, not just when off the…

Dogs, cats, and other domestic animals allowed inside a Brazoria County park must stay on a leash no longer than 6 feet…

Carrollton makes it unlawful for any dog owner to let their animal run at large, defined in § 91.003 as not confined by…

Any dog off its owner's property or off consented private property in Cedar Park must be on a leash, chain, or other…

Farmersville requires every animal to be confined at all times, either in a securely fenced yard, an enclosed pen, or…

Fort Worth requires every dog and cat owner to keep the animal under restraint at all times, either on a leash or…

Texas Health & Safety Code § 822.007 lets Frisco set its own leash rules, and the city's animal ordinance defines "at…

Letting a dog, or any animal besides a cat, run loose off the owner's property is unlawful and a nuisance in Georgetown…

In unincorporated Hidalgo County, dogs are controlled through the county's Rabies Control Authority and Texas law…

Killeen bars owners from letting any animal run at large and defines exactly what counts as restraint: a secure…

Leander, Texas bans letting any dog run at large, requiring a leash, chain, cord or fence restraint, with fines up to…

Pets must be confined by a fence of sufficient strength to prevent escape. Max 3 adult dogs plus one litter (up to 10…

Midland Code Section 6-2-2 bans letting a dog, cat, ferret or other animal run at large anywhere in the city, and makes…

Parker bans letting a dog or other animal, other than a cat, run at large anywhere in the city under § 92.04(A). The…

Rowlett bans letting any animal other than a cat run at large; an animal is legally "at large" unless it's confined by…

San Angelo requires a dog to be leashed whenever it is walked outside a fenced yard, and its home area must be securely…

San Antonio requires every dog owner to keep the animal on a leash whenever it leaves the owner's property, per Sec…

Section 4-3 makes it a strict-liability offense to let any dog run at large in Taylor. A dog must be confined by a…

Texarkana requires dogs to be confined by fence or building, or leashed, at all times; letting a dog run at large…

Travis County Code Section 252.005 requires every dog owner in the unincorporated county to keep the dog securely on…

Allen requires dogs be leashed on all public property and in common areas. Off-leash is only permitted at the Allen…

Amarillo requires all dogs to be restrained or confined when off the owner's property. Dogs at large are subject to…

Arlington requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination…

Austin City Code Chapter 3-4 requires dogs in public to be restrained on a leash no longer than 6 feet, with limited…

Baytown Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 requires dogs to be restrained and not allowed to run at large. Dogs must be…

Beaumont requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination required…

Bellaire Code Chapter 6 requires dogs to be restrained or under the owner's control at all times when off the owner's…

Unincorporated Bexar County enforces a county leash order and TX Health and Safety Code 822 through Animal Control…

Brownsville requires all dogs to be on a leash or under direct control when off the owner's property. The city enforces…

Cedar Hill requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination…

Celina bans letting a dog run at large: it must be leashed, fenced in, or under direct control on the owner's property.

College Station requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination…

Conroe Chapter 10 requires dogs to be under restraint when off the owner's property. Dogs running at large are subject…

Dogs in Converse must be leashed or under direct physical control in all public areas. Texas Health and Safety Code 822…

Corpus Christi requires all dogs to be restrained by leash, in a fenced yard, properly tethered, or indoors at all…

Dallas requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination required…

Dallas County requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination…

Deer Park requires dogs to be restrained at all times when off the owner's property. Dogs running at large are subject…

Denton Code Section 6-8 requires all dogs to be restrained by leash or confined when off the owner's property. Section…

DeSoto requires all dogs to be on a leash no longer than 6 feet when off the owner's property or outside a secure…

Edinburg Code of Ordinances Chapter 91 (Animals) requires dogs in public to be under physical restraint by a leash held…

El Paso Chapter 7.04 requires dogs to be on a leash no longer than 6 feet whenever off the owner's property. Off-leash…

Flower Mound Code Ch. 6 requires dogs on a leash off the owner's premises. Dogs at large face impoundment. TX H&S Code…

Fort Bend County requires dogs to be restrained by leash, fence, or enclosure when off the owner's property, with…

Fulshear Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Animals) governs dog restraint and running-at-large rules within city limits…

Grand Prairie requires dogs to be on a leash or confined at all times when off the owner's property. Dogs running at…

Dogs must be leashed on all public property in Grapevine under Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances. Off-leash dogs can…

Unlike many Texas counties, unincorporated Guadalupe County has a countywide restraint rule: its Animal Control…

Haltom City requires dogs to be leashed or physically restrained off the owner's property under Code Chapter 14…

Harlingen bans letting a dog run at large and requires a leash of at least ten feet whenever the dog leaves its…

All dogs and cats must be kept under restraint in unincorporated Harris County. Dogs must be on a leash no longer than…

Houston requires dogs to be leashed or under physical control in all public spaces under Chapter 6. Fines range from…

Humble Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 (Animals) requires dogs to be restrained when off the owner's property. Dogs must…

Katy requires dogs to be on a leash or securely confined within a fence at all times, prohibits dogs from running at…

Keller requires dogs to be leashed off the owner's property under Chapter 14. Running at large is a Class C offense…

La Porte Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 (Animals) requires dogs to be restrained when off the owner's property. Dogs…

Laredo requires dogs to be leashed when off the owners property. Running at large violates the municipal code and TX…

Lewisville Code Ch. 6, Art. II requires dogs to be restrained by leash, chain, or other tether when off the owner's…

Little Elm Ch. 18 Animals requires dogs to be leashed or confined at all times. Running at large is prohibited. Denton…

Dogs in Live Oak must be leashed or under direct physical control whenever off the owner property, with…

Longview makes it a public nuisance for an owner to let a dog or other animal roam at-large on public or private…

Lubbock requires all dogs to be on a leash no longer than 6 feet when off the owner's property. Dogs at large are…

Mansfield requires dogs to be leashed off the owner's property under Chapter 14. Running at large is a Class C offense…

Mcallen requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. License and rabies vaccination required…

Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet whenever off the owner property under McKinney Code Chapter 14. Off-leash…

Mission Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 (Animals) governs animal control inside the city, requiring dogs to be restrained…

Missouri City prohibits dogs from running at large and requires owners to keep dogs restrained by leash or secure…

All dogs in North Richland Hills must be on a leash under direct physical control whenever off the owner's property…

Odessa requires dogs to be on a leash or under the owner's control when off private property. Dogs running at large are…

Pearland requires dogs to be leashed or confined within a fence at all times, prohibiting tethering outside of fenced…

Pflugerville requires every dog to be under restraint: a leash or lead six feet or shorter, secure fencing, or hands-on…

Pharr Code of Ordinances Chapter 18 (Animals) prohibits dogs from running at large within the city; off-property dogs…

Plano requires dogs to be leashed off the owner's property. Off-leash is permitted only inside Jack Carter Park and Bob…

Under Sec. 5-9(1), dogs must not run at large. Off-premises, dogs must be on a leash no more than 6 feet long. On…

Richmond requires dogs to be restrained, leashed, or under direct control when off the owner's property under Chapter 6…

Rockwall makes it unlawful for owners to let a dog or other animal (except cats) run at large: off the owner's property…

Rosenberg requires dogs to be restrained on a leash or within an enclosed area when off the owner's property…

Round Rock requires all dogs to be restrained or on a leash when off the owner's property. Chapter 4 of the Code of…

San Marcos dogs must stay confined by a sound fence or enclosure on the owner's property, or be continually restrained…

Sugar Land's Code of Ordinances Chapter 3, Article II (Animal Services) requires dogs to be restrained and not running…

Temple requires every dog to be under restraint, enclosed, leashed, or under direct voice control, anywhere off the…

Dog restraint and leash requirements in The Woodlands are enforced by Montgomery County Animal Services and the Sheriff…

Tomball requires all dogs to be on a leash or under the direct control of their owner when off the owner's property…

Tyler prohibits any animal from running at large; loose dogs are a public nuisance subject to impoundment under Sec…

Universal City requires all dogs to be on a leash no longer than six feet when off the owners property. Off-leash dogs…

Victoria requires dog owners to keep dogs on a leash, lead, or confined to the owner's property or a vehicle at all…

Waco requires all dogs to be on a leash or under direct control when off the owner's property. Dogs running at large…

Wichita Falls requires dogs to be restrained or under the control of their owner at all times when off the owner's…

Willis §90.021 requires animals to be under restraint and control. Dogs found running at large may be impounded or…

Denton County has no leash law for unincorporated areas. Texas counties cannot enact domestic animal ordinances. Only…

Texas counties cannot enforce a countywide leash law in unincorporated areas. Cities set leashing: Galveston bans…

Unincorporated Williamson County has no countywide leash law for ordinary dogs, but a declared dangerous dog must be…

Texas Health & Safety Code 822.047 prohibits any Texas city or county from regulating dogs based on breed. Local breed…

Grand Prairie's animal services manager can declare any dog dangerous after an attack and order it excluded from the…

Abilene has no breed-specific ban, but its Code of Ordinances lets Abilene Animal Outreach seize and formally classify…

Carrollton has no breed-specific ban; instead it declares a dog "dangerous" by behavior. A dog that has bitten more…

Texas law bars Dallas from banning or restricting dogs by breed: Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.047 lets the city add…

Denton doesn't ban any dog breed. A dog is declared "dangerous" only after an unprovoked attack, triggering strict…

Farmersville has no breed-specific ban; instead Code of Ordinances Sec. 11-180 lets the animal control officer or…

Fort Worth does not restrict dogs by breed. Instead, City Code §§ 6-14.1 through 6-15.8 use behavior, not breed, to…

Georgetown doesn't ban dogs by breed. Instead, the Animal Control Unit investigates any documented bite or menacing…

Killeen does not ban dogs by breed. Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-119 through 6-121 instead bans any individual dog that…

Leander has no breed-specific ban; instead, once a dog is declared dangerous under state law, its owner must register…

Parker does not name specific dog breeds, but § 92.03(A)(2) adopts the Texas Dangerous Dogs statute, Health and Safety…

Pearland does not ban dogs by breed; instead Article IV of the animal code lets the animal control officer declare an…

Rowlett doesn't ban dog breeds: it regulates by behavior, requiring owners of dogs declared dangerous after an…

Shenandoah's code has no breed-specific ban; a dog is legally "dangerous" based on what it does, not its breed. A dog…

Texas law blocks cities from banning dogs by breed, so Taylor's rule targets individual animals instead. City Code Sec…

Texarkana has no pit bull or breed-specific ban: dogs are regulated by behavior. A dog declared dangerous after an…

Travis County Code Section 252.006 adopts the state's Dangerous Dog process under Health and Safety Code Section…

Waco classifies a dog as dangerous using the state definition in Texas Health and Safety Code § 822.041, and Sec…

Austin does not regulate dogs by breed. Instead, its vicious dog ordinance labels any dog that killed or seriously…

Bryan regulates dogs by behavior, not breed. A dog declared dangerous after an unprovoked attack must be registered…

Texas law bars Conroe from banning or restricting dogs by breed. Instead the city regulates individual dogs its animal…

Texas law bars Laredo from banning or restricting dogs by breed: Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.047 lets the city add…

Fulshear has no pit bull or breed-specific ban. City code declares a dog "dangerous" based on unprovoked attacks or…

Longview does not ban dog breeds. Instead, any dog judged fierce or dangerous by conduct faces court-ordered muzzling…

New Braunfels has no breed ban: dogs are declared dangerous based on documented behavior, then face strict confinement…

Pharr does not ban dog breeds by name: instead, animal control can declare any individual animal 'vicious' based on its…

Allen has no breed-specific legislation. Texas Health & Safety Code Sec. 822.047 prohibits municipalities from…

Amarillo does not impose breed-specific bans. Texas state law (HB 292, 2023) prohibits municipalities from banning…

Baytown does not have breed-specific legislation (BSL). No dog breeds are banned or subject to special restrictions…

Texas preempts breed-specific laws under TX Health and Safety Code 822.047, so Bexar County and San Antonio cannot ban…

Brownsville does not impose breed-specific bans. Texas state law does not preempt local breed-specific legislation, but…

Cedar Hill does not ban specific dog breeds. Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 822 preempts breed-specific bans, but…

Celina's code has no breed-specific ban. It instead declares an animal "vicious" based on behavior, a prior unprovoked…

Texas Health and Safety Code 822.047 prohibits breed-specific legislation. Collin County cannot ban pit bulls…

Texas state law prohibits cities from enacting breed-specific legislation under Health and Safety Code 822.047…

Corpus Christi does not impose breed-specific bans. Dangerous and aggressive dog designations are behavior-based per…

No county breed-specific legislation. Texas has no statewide breed ban. TX HSC Chapter 822 regulates dangerous dogs…

Deer Park does not enforce breed-specific legislation banning any particular dog breed. Texas state law under Health…

Texas Health and Safety Code Section 822.047 prohibits Texas municipalities from enacting breed-specific legislation…

Edinburg does not ban or restrict any dog breed; dangerous dog status is decided by behavior under adopted state law…

El Paso does not ban specific dog breeds. Texas Health and Safety Code Section 822.047 preempts city-level…

Fort Bend County cannot ban or restrict any dog breed. Texas Health and Safety Code 822.047 forbids breed-specific…

Frisco has NO breed-specific legislation. Texas Health and Safety Code 822.047 prohibits cities from banning dogs…

Texas law bars breed-specific bans. Galveston County and its cities cannot outlaw pit bulls or any breed. Dogs are…

Garland does not ban specific dog breeds; instead, the city follows the Texas dangerous dog statute and enforces its…

Grapevine does not ban any specific dog breed. Texas Health and Safety Code 822 preempts breed-specific legislation…

Breed-specific bans are illegal in Texas. Guadalupe County and its cities cannot outlaw pit bulls or any other breed…

Haltom City bans no specific breed. TX Health and Safety Code 822.047 preempts breed-specific local laws. Dangerous-dog…

Harlingen has no breed-specific ban; instead a municipal court hearing can declare any dog 'vicious' under Chapter 6…

Harris County does not have breed-specific legislation (BSL) banning any dog breed. However, dogs classified as…

Houston has no breed-specific legislation. Texas prohibits BSL statewide under Health and Safety Code Chapter 822…

Humble does not have breed-specific legislation (BSL) banning or restricting specific dog breeds. Pit bulls…

Keller bans no dog breed. TX Health and Safety Code 822 (Lillian's Law) uses a behavior-based dangerous dog standard…

La Porte does not have breed-specific legislation (BSL) banning any particular dog breeds. Texas state law prohibits…

Lewisville does not enforce breed-specific legislation (BSL). No dog breeds are banned within city limits. The city…

Little Elm has no breed-specific bans. TX Health and Safety Code Ch. 822 governs dangerous dogs based on behavior, not…

Live Oak does not impose breed-specific restrictions, which Texas state law Health and Safety Code 822.047 prohibits…

Lubbock has no breed-specific legislation. Texas Health and Safety Code 822.047 prohibits Texas cities from adopting…

McKinney does not enforce breed-specific legislation, consistent with Texas Health & Safety Code 822.047 which…

Mesquite does not enforce breed-specific bans (Texas Health & Safety Code 822.047 prohibits them) but regulates…

Mission has no breed ban: dogs are regulated by behavior. A dog with a bite or attack history is declared dangerous or…

North Richland Hills does not ban any dog breed. Texas Health and Safety Code 822 (Lillian's Law) prohibits…

Odessa has a dangerous dog ordinance rather than breed-specific restrictions. Dogs declared dangerous based on behavior…

Pflugerville bans no dog breed. Texas law forbids breed-specific ordinances. The city instead declares individual dogs…

Plano bans no dog breed. TX Health and Safety Code 822 (Lillian's Law) uses a behavior-based dangerous dog standard…

Richardson does not have breed-specific legislation. Under Sec. 5-7, any animal may be declared dangerous or vicious…

Rockwall does not ban any dog breed. A dog is declared dangerous only after an unprovoked attack or threatening act…

Round Rock has no breed-specific legislation (BSL). All dog breeds are treated equally under Chapter 4. Dogs are…

San Angelo bans no dog breed. Texas Health and Safety Code section 822.047 forbids any city from adopting…

San Antonio bans no dog breeds. Texas Health & Safety Code 822.047 forbids breed-specific local rules, so pit bulls and…

San Marcos regulates dogs by behavior, not breed: an animal can be declared dangerous only after a municipal court…

Sugar Land does not enforce breed-specific legislation (BSL). Texas state law (Health & Safety Code Ch. 822) preempts…

Tarrant County has no breed-specific ordinance. TX H&S Code 822 and Lillians Law govern dangerous dogs by behavior, not…

No breed-specific legislation applies in The Woodlands. Texas law prohibits municipalities from enacting breed bans…

Tomball does not impose breed-specific legislation or ban any particular dog breeds. All dog breeds are permitted…

Universal City does not ban specific dog breeds but enforces dangerous-dog rules under Texas Health and Safety Code 822…

Victoria has no breed-specific ban; dogs are declared dangerous by conduct under a local ordinance layered on state…

Breed-specific bans are illegal in Texas. Williamson County and its cities cannot outlaw pit bulls or any other breed…

Texas keeps beekeeping light-touch: registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service is voluntary, not required to…

Harlingen outlaws keeping bees or running an apiary anywhere inside city limits, treating any hive as a declared…

Baytown bans keeping bees or beehives within 300 feet of a private residence you have no right to occupy, or of a…

Carrollton bans keeping bees or hives without an annual DCO permit, capping residential lots at three hives with…

Cedar Park's zoning code defines and regulates "apiary" as a specific land use, but the citywide use table permits it…

San Marcos allows backyard honey bee hives only under strict setback, count, and water-source conditions, with written…

Temple bans keeping beehives within 300 feet of a neighbor's home and requires a water source for the colony.

Bryan lets residents keep backyard beehives without a permit, but hives must sit 50 feet from neighboring homes, or…

Corpus Christi caps backyard beekeeping by lot size: two colonies on a quarter acre or less, up to eight on a full…

Denton Code Chapter 6 Article IV regulates residential beekeeping. Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131 requires all…

Beekeeping is permitted in Garland subject to setback, hive density, water source, and flyway barrier requirements…

Georgetown lets residents keep bees but sets hard placement and density limits. Chapter 7.08 bars hives within ten feet…

Killeen requires a free annual beekeeping permit from animal services under Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-211 before anyone…

Leander bars anyone from constructing, placing or maintaining a beehive within 500 feet of a neighboring residence…

Round Rock permits urban beekeeping subject to setback and hive limits under the zoning code. Hives must be registered…

Rowlett limits residential beekeepers to two hives on a half-acre lot or smaller and four on up to one acre, but lifts…

San Angelo lets residents keep up to five bee hives anywhere, but six or more hives must sit at least 75 feet from any…

Amarillo allows beekeeping subject to zoning and nuisance regulations. Beekeepers should maintain hives with adequate…

Austin allows residential beekeeping under City Code Chapter 3-2 with no colony cap, provided hives are set back 10…

Converse permits residential beekeeping with setbacks under Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131. Hives register with…

Deer Park regulates beekeeping through its animal control provisions in the Code of Ordinances. Beekeeping is permitted…

Beekeeping in Edinburg is regulated locally under Chapter 91. Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS) governs commercial…

Beekeeping is permitted in El Paso subject to Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131 (registration) and city setback rules.

Beekeeping in Euless is regulated by zoning and TX Agriculture Code Chapter 131. Typical rules: hive setbacks, flyway…

Farmersville doesn't license or zone beehives separately; Code of Ordinances Sec. 11-73 instead bans keeping bees in a…

Fort Worth allows beekeeping on residential property under Chapter 6 of the Code. If hive entrances are perpendicular…

Beekeeping is permitted on residential lots over half an acre in Frisco with hive setbacks from property lines…

Grand Prairie's entire local beekeeping rule is one setback: Code of Ordinances Sec. 5-32 makes it unlawful to keep a…

Texas Property Code § 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning beekeeping that complies with TX Apiary Inspection Act…

League City Section 18-18 permits beekeeping with setback requirements. Hives must be at least 150 feet from churches…

Beekeeping in Live Oak is governed by Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131 and local nuisance rules, with small-scale…

Beekeeping is allowed in Lubbock with hive setbacks from property lines and a flyway barrier where hives face a…

Beekeeping is permitted in McKinney on lots over 1/4 acre with hives set back at least 25 feet from property lines per…

Beekeeping is regulated locally in Mission. TAIS governs commercial operations statewide. No state registration…

Beekeeping in Odessa is subject to city and state regulations. Texas law supports beekeeping and provides some…

Richardson permits residential beekeeping subject to hive setbacks, colony limits based on lot size, and registration…

Taylor has no beekeeping permit, hive cap or setback. Code of Ordinances § 4-4(d) only bans keeping bees in a manner…

Backyard beekeeping in Universal City is allowed under Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131 with registration, but local…

Victoria doesn't ban backyard beekeeping, but keeping bees outside a frame hive is a public-health nuisance under the…

Waco allows beekeeping in residential areas subject to regulations on hive placement, number of colonies, and distance…

Wichita Falls allows beekeeping on residential properties with conditions. Hive placement, water sources, and flyway…

Beekeeping in Willis may be restricted by Chapter 155 zoning. Texas Agriculture Code §131 permits backyard beekeeping…

Bellaire does not have a specific beekeeping ordinance. Texas law generally permits beekeeping statewide, but…

Beekeeping is protected under TX Agriculture Code Chapter 131 with Texas Apiary Inspection Service oversight…

Beekeeping is supported in Texas under the state's agriculture-friendly laws. Brownsville's warm climate in the Rio…

Cedar Hill has no specific beekeeping ordinance. Bees would likely fall under wild animal provisions of Ch. 3, Art. IV…

Beekeeping is broadly permitted in unincorporated Collin County. TX Agriculture Code 131 governs apiary registration…

Conroe has no specific beekeeping ordinance. Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131 governs beekeeping statewide. No city…

Dallas does not have a specific beekeeping ordinance. Beekeeping is regulated primarily at the state level by the Texas…

No county beekeeping restrictions. TX Agriculture Code Chapter 131 governs apiary registration statewide. Beekeepers…

Denton County does not regulate beekeeping. State law under TX Ag Code Chapter 131 requires free annual registration…

Fort Bend County follows Texas state law allowing beekeeping as a qualifying agricultural use on tracts of 5 to 20…

Beekeeping is allowed in Grapevine residential zones subject to setbacks and hive density limits. No city permit is…

Houston has no city-specific beekeeping ban. The Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS) regulates bees at the state…

Humble does not have a specific local beekeeping ordinance. Texas state law governs apiary management through the Texas…

La Porte does not have a specific ordinance prohibiting beekeeping on residential property. Texas is generally…

Beekeeping is allowed in Laredo with common-sense setbacks. Texas registers apiaries through the Texas Apiary…

Mesquite does not have a specific beekeeping ordinance. Texas state law (Apiary Inspection Act, Agriculture Code Ch…

Pflugerville sets no beekeeping ordinance. Neither the Animals chapter nor the Unified Development Code restricts…

Plano allows residential beekeeping with placement standards, consistent with TX Agriculture Code 131. Hobby beekeepers…

San Antonio sets no hive count, no setback, and no permit for backyard beekeeping. Honeybees fall outside both the city…

Tomball does not have a specific beekeeping ordinance. Texas state law (Texas Agriculture Code) generally permits…

Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 822 Subchapter E governs ownership of dangerous wild animals: lions, tigers, bears…

Abilene prohibits harboring high-risk rabies carriers, venomous reptiles and amphibians, any wild animal over 40 pounds…

Amarillo makes it unlawful to keep, harbor or maintain any Wild Animal within the city limits, a category that by…

Austin prohibits keeping, possessing, or controlling a dangerous animal, defined to include any species listed as a…

Carrollton's Code of Ordinances bans keeping any wild or vicious animal as a pet, for display, or for exhibition within…

Cedar Park bans possessing lions, tigers, venomous reptiles, non-human primates, bears, and other dangerous wild…

Celina outright prohibits keeping or selling any wild animal inside city limits, covering dangerous, poisonous, and…

Dallas County outright bans keeping any dangerous wild animal, as that term is defined under Texas Health and Safety…

Farmersville bans keeping, owning, selling, or possessing any 'prohibited animal', a defined list covering venomous…

State law lets a person keep a lion, tiger, cougar, or other dangerous wild animal only with a registration…

Georgetown outright bans keeping dozens of named wild and exotic species within City limits, from lions and tigers to…

Grand Prairie makes it unlawful to keep any wild animal within the city limits under Code of Ordinances Sec. 5-31, with…

Killeen's Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-152 bans keeping venomous snakes and lizards, crocodilians, big cats, wolves and…

Laredo bans owning, possessing, confining, transporting, or caring for a dangerous wild animal or any of thirteen…

Leander bars anyone from keeping, possessing or having custody of a "prohibited animal," wild animal or wildlife within…

Lubbock makes it unlawful to keep a wild animal anywhere in the city under Code of Ordinances § 4.06.002, with narrow…

McKinney prohibits dangerous wild animals under City Code Chapter 14, aligned with Texas Health & Safety Code…

Midland bans keeping any wild animal or poisonous snake within city limits under Code Section 6-2-6, with narrow…

Parker adopts the Texas dangerous wild animal statute by reference, banning ownership of the animals listed in Health…

Pearland outlaws keeping any wild animal within city limits unless it is in a licensed zoo, a state-licensed raptor or…

Keeping a lion, tiger, cougar, bear, monkey, wolf hybrid, or any other dangerous wild animal as a pet is a criminal…

Richardson makes it unlawful to own, possess, keep, or harbor any wild animal within the city, with no household-pet…

Rowlett bans keeping any wild or exotic animal for pet ownership, sale, display, or exhibition anywhere in city limits…

Taylor bans owning, possessing or harboring wild, wild-hybrid or prohibited animals citywide under § 4-6, covering…

Temple prohibits keeping lions, wolves, bears, primates, venomous reptiles, and other wild or exotic animals as pets…

Texarkana makes it a criminal offense to own, possess, keep, or harbor any wild, wild-hybrid, vicious, or prohibited…

Waco outright bans keeping a wild animal as a pet. Section 5-95 makes it unlawful to possess, keep, or control any wild…

Bryan prohibits keeping or harboring any wild animal within city limits, with narrow exceptions for licensed commercial…

San Marcos outlaws keeping dangerous wild animals or exotic pets like big cats, primates, and venomous reptiles within…

Travis County requires a state certificate of registration before anyone in the unincorporated county may keep a lion…

Victoria prohibits keeping any wild or vicious animal as a pet or for display, with narrow exceptions for zoos…

Cedar Hill Ch. 3, Art. IV, Sec. 3-72 prohibits wild and dangerous wild animals inside the city. Limited exceptions for…

Montgomery County has a Wild and Dangerous Animal Ordinance enforced by MCAS. State law (TX HSC Chapter 822, Subchapter…

Dallas City Code Chapter 7, Article VI, Sec. 7-6.1 prohibits the keeping of certain dangerous or exotic animals as…

Denton Code Section 6-6 prohibits keeping dangerous wild animals within city limits. Texas Health and Safety Code…

Euless bans dangerous wild animals under Code Chapter 10 and TX H&S 822 Subchapter E. Prohibited: big cats, bears…

Flower Mound Code Ch. 6 prohibits dangerous wild animals. TX P&W Code Ch. 63 requires permits for many exotic species…

Fort Worth Sec. 6-62 prohibits dangerous animals and TX HSC §822.102 Dangerous Wild Animals (lions, tigers, bears…

Harlingen prohibits keeping lions, wolves, bears, primates, and other wild animals as pets citywide, with narrow…

Irving Ch. 6 regulates the keeping of wild and exotic animals. Texas Parks and Wildlife regulates possession of…

League City Section 18-17 prohibits the sale, possession, or keeping of wild or exotic animals within city limits. The…

Lewisville Code Ch. 6 prohibits keeping dangerous wild animals within city limits. Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Ch. 63…

Longview outright bans keeping dangerous wild animals or reptiles, lions, tigers, primates, venomous snakes, and more…

New Braunfels bans keeping wild or vicious animals, including poisonous or dangerous reptiles, as household pets unless…

Rockwall prohibits keeping any wild animal as a pet, covering monkeys, big cats, wolves, bears, venomous snakes, and…

San Angelo bans keeping "prohibited animals" under Code section 3.01.011, a list covering venomous reptiles, big cats…

Tyler bans keeping dangerous wild animals within city limits or 5,000 feet of them, declaring it a public nuisance. The…

Baytown prohibits keeping dangerous wild animals within city limits under Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances…

Beaumont restricts ownership of exotic and wild animals. Many species require special permits or are prohibited…

Bexar County restricts dangerous wild animals through Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 822, Subchapter E, requiring…

Texas regulates exotic animal ownership under the Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 822 (Dangerous Wild Animals)…

Keeping a dangerous wild animal in College Station requires a certificate of registration under Texas Health and Safety…

Converse prohibits dangerous wild animals in residential areas under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 822…

Corpus Christi regulates exotic and wild animals under Chapter 6. Commercial animal exhibitions and zoological parks…

Deer Park prohibits keeping wild, dangerous, or exotic animals within the city limits under its animal control…

Exotic pets in Texas require TPWD permits for many species. Edinburg Code Chapter 91 may add additional local…

El Paso Chapter 7.04 and Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 43 prohibit keeping dangerous wild animals such as large…

You cannot keep a dangerous wild animal (big cats, bears, most primates, venomous species) without a state-required…

Garland prohibits keeping dangerous wild animals (big cats, bears, wolves, primates, venomous reptiles) in residential…

Grapevine prohibits dangerous wild animals (big cats, bears, primates, venomous reptiles) under TX Health and Safety…

Owning a dangerous wild animal, a lion, tiger, bear, cougar, and similar species, requires a state certificate of…

Harris County regulates dangerous wild animals under county regulations and Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 822…

Houston Code Chapter 6, Art. III prohibits the possession of wild or exotic animals within city limits. It is unlawful…

Katy classifies exotic animals as livestock subject to the one-acre rule and regulates dangerous wild animals under…

La Porte prohibits keeping dangerous wild animals in residential areas consistent with Texas Health and Safety Code…

Little Elm Ch. 18 prohibits wild, exotic, or dangerous animals in town limits. TX P&W Code Ch. 63 governs non-game…

Live Oak prohibits dangerous wild animals including big cats, bears, wolves, and venomous reptiles in line with Texas…

Mcallen restricts ownership of exotic and wild animals. Many species require special permits or are prohibited entirely…

Exotic wildlife requires TPWD permits in Texas. Mission may have additional local restrictions on dangerous animals.

North Richland Hills prohibits dangerous wild animals in residential zones. Texas Health and Safety Code 822.101…

Odessa restricts the keeping of exotic and wild animals within city limits. Dangerous wild animals as defined by Texas…

Pasadena follows Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 822 for dangerous wild animal regulation. Keeping lions, tigers…

Plano follows TX H&S Code 822 subchapter E and TX Parks and Wildlife Code 63. Big cats, bears, non-human primates, and…

Round Rock follows Texas state law on dangerous wild animals. Big cats, bears, coyotes, and certain reptiles are…

San Antonio prohibits keeping wild and exotic animals within city limits under Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances…

Sugar Land's Animal Services Ordinance No. 2330 (May 2024) governs animal keeping in the city. While the ordinance…

Tomball regulates exotic and wild animals under its animal control ordinance and Texas state law. Dangerous wild…

Universal City prohibits the keeping of dangerous wild animals in residential areas, consistent with Texas Health and…

Owning a dangerous wild animal, a lion, tiger, bear, cougar, and similar species, requires a state certificate of…

Texas lets hunters bait and feed game animals, including deer, on private property statewide. Baiting is unlawful on…

Carrollton bans feeding wild animals by any method except fowl, and separately makes it a public nuisance to feed birds…

Houston's Parks and Recreation Department bans feeding wildlife in every city-owned nature preserve, from Blackhawk…

Austin makes it an offense to intentionally feed deer or leave food where deer can get to it anywhere in the city, on…

Baytown makes it unlawful to feed, or leave food accessible to, stray or wild animals within the city under Sec…

Feeding feral cats outside a registered community cat colony is unlawful in Bryan, with only trap-neuter-return…

Georgetown makes it a Class C misdemeanor to intentionally feed deer or leave food where deer can eat it, anywhere in…

Feeding or harboring wild or feral animals in a Laredo residential area is unlawful under Sec. 6-41, which brands the…

New Braunfels makes it a criminal offense to intentionally feed deer, geese, or other wild animals on private or public…

Converse bans feeding any animal, wild or stray, in ways that endanger public health, damage property, or draw crowds…

Feeding animals in Corpus Christi is only an offense when it creates a public-health danger, damages property, or draws…

Edinburg requires caretakers who feed and care for free-roaming feral cat colonies of more than eight cats to register…

Feeding wildlife is banned inside posted Designated Wildlife Habitat Areas in Mission. The city council creates these…

Pearland prohibits feeding wild ducks, including Muscovy ducks, and discourages feeding alligators, coyotes, and other…

Pharr makes it unlawful to regularly feed or sustain animals on city property or right-of-way, and bans undomesticated…

Feeding any animal or fowl belonging to the San Antonio Zoo, other than food purchased from the zoo's own vending…

Travis County Park Rules flatly prohibit feeding any animal in a county park, alongside disturbing, harming…

Victoria makes it unlawful to feed wild animals, stray animals, or feral/community cats on vacant land or property you…

Brownsville has no ordinance against feeding birds, feral cats, or wild animals. Complaints are handled through the…

League City does not have a specific ordinance prohibiting wildlife feeding on residential property. The city's animal…

Texas has no standalone hoarding statute; officers use Health & Safety Code Chapter 821 to seize animals deprived of…

Garland has no flat cap on pets. Instead, Section 22.21 lets the Supervisor of Animal Services impose a case-by-case…

Wichita Falls requires a pet fancier permit for anyone owning or harboring five or more animals, with all animals…

Abilene households may keep up to four dogs, four cats, or four combined without becoming a regulated 'kennel.' Cross…

Keeping four or more adult dogs anywhere on one property makes the place a "kennel" under Baytown's animal code, and a…

Bryan households near the city limits may keep no more than four dogs, cats, or a combination of the two without an…

Carrollton limits most households to two dogs and two cats without a fenced backyard, three of each with one, and up to…

Celina limits households to three dogs and three cats over six months old, with a carve-out for properly zoned…

Converse households may keep at most four adult dogs or cats combined; keeping more requires a $100 excessive animal…

Corpus Christi limits the number of dogs and cats per residence and treats animal hoarding as cruelty under Chapter 6…

Dallas Animal Services investigates animal hoarding under Chapter 7 cruelty provisions and Texas Penal Code 42.092…

Edinburg treats keeping more animals than the code allows as a public nuisance, exposing an owner to impoundment, a…

El Paso Chapter 6 lets Animal Services Center officers act when animal counts at a single residence create unsanitary…

Farmersville limits households to four domestic animals total and specifically bars keeping more than four dogs and…

Keeping more than five cats or dogs at a Georgetown address requires a multi-pet ownership permit under Sec. 7.02.030…

Harlingen makes it a criminal offense to harbor more than five dogs or cats combined per dwelling unit in residential…

Houston bars keeping four or more adult dogs, four or more adult cats, or a mixed combination above three of each on…

Leander treats an animal as a public nuisance whenever the sheer number kept threatens public health, safety, or…

Residentially zoned properties in Lewisville may keep no more than six animals total per dwelling unit, mixing dogs…

Longview households may keep at most six dogs or cats combined, with exemptions for larger properties, kennels…

Midland caps guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, chickens and ducks at four per premises, and bars keeping any animal in a…

Mission sets no numeric cap on cats, but any property keeping more than four adult dogs is legally a "dog kennel" under…

Missouri City limits the number of dogs and cats that may be kept at one residential property and requires sanitary…

New Braunfels caps most households at four dogs, cats, or rabbits over three months old per address, with an exception…

Odessa caps every household at six dogs and cats combined per premises, and Animal Services can inspect and cite…

Animal hoarding in Pasadena, TX is addressed through city animal-limit provisions enforced by Pasadena Animal Control…

No Pearland property may keep more than five ferrets, dogs, or cats combined once they are over four months old, and…

Anyone keeping dogs or cats for boarding, breeding, sale, or training in Pharr needs a commercial animal establishment…

Plano caps a single-family property at 10 adult animals, no more than 4 of which may be intact dogs or cats; multi-unit…

Rockwall declares keeping unlimited dogs and cats a public nuisance and caps most homes at four total, with a permit…

Rowlett makes it a public nuisance to let a home, yard, or enclosure used for keeping animals become unsanitary or…

San Angelo lets a household keep up to seven dogs without special paperwork. Once you cross that line the city…

San Antonio Animal Care Services treats hoarding as cruelty under SAMC Chapter 5 and Texas Penal Code Section 42.092…

San Marcos limits residences to four adult dogs and seven total animals; keeping more requires a multi-pet permit from…

Shenandoah caps household pet ownership at three animals, not counting a litter of animals from birth to four months…

Sugar Land caps household pets at four dogs, four cats, or a combination of four dogs and cats over four months old per…

Temple limits any one property to three dogs and three cats (plus young litters) unless the owner holds a City-issued…

Texarkana makes it a public nuisance to keep any animal, including livestock, in a way that lets waste accumulate and…

Maintaining animals or fowl in a way that turns a yard, pen, or enclosure unsanitary, odorous, or pest-breeding is a…

Amarillo caps combined dogs and cats per household at four, and prohibits keeping animals in overcrowded or unsanitary…

Arlington Animal Services investigates suspected animal hoarding under Texas cruelty statutes when animals are kept in…

Bexar County prosecutes animal hoarding under Texas Penal Code 42.092 (animal cruelty) and Texas Health and Safety Code…

Fort Worth Animal Care and Control investigates suspected hoarding under City Code Chapter 6 and Texas Penal Code…

Frisco enforces FMC Chapter 6 limits on the number of pets per household and Texas Penal Code Section 42.092 cruelty…

Texas treats animal hoarding through criminal cruelty law: unreasonably failing to provide food, water, care, or…

Animal hoarding in unincorporated Harris County is addressed through Harris County Animal Control. Texas Health &…

Irving caps a single residence at eight companion animals four months or older, counting dogs and cats together. A…

Katy declares any livestock, fowl, or animal kept in conditions that disturb neighbors or create unsanitary conditions…

Lubbock prohibits keeping animals in numbers or conditions that endanger their welfare. Lubbock Animal Services and LPD…

Richmond's Chapter 6 animal code sets minimum care standards and authorizes seizure of animals kept in cruel or…

Rosenberg prohibits keeping animals in unsanitary, overcrowded, or neglectful conditions, with provisions allowing…

Travis County Animal Services investigates suspected hoarding under Chapter 30 cruelty provisions and Texas Health &…

Dallas County has no county-specific hoarding ordinance. Texas Penal Code 42.092 governs cruelty to non-livestock…

Pflugerville's animal code sets no maximum number of dogs or cats a household can keep. Chapter 90 regulates ownership…

Baytown requires every outdoor cat in the city to be spayed or neutered, making it an offense for an owner to keep an…

Amarillo regulates free-roaming cats through a Community Cat program rather than a blanket at-large ban. Owners of pet…

Every cat four months or older in Carrollton must be rabies-vaccinated and registered with the city within 30 days…

Cedar Park requires every cat over sixteen weeks to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the city, though…

Dallas Chapter 7 requires cats over four months old to be registered with Dallas Animal Services and vaccinated against…

Denton lets registered caretakers feed and shelter feral cat colonies under a trap-neuter-return policy, but the…

El Paso requires owned cats to stay on their owner's property or under physical control off it, but Chapter 7.12 carves…

Every cat six months or older in Farmersville must wear a current city metal registration tag under Code of Ordinances…

Grand Prairie only bans a cat from roaming at large if it is unvaccinated or unsterilized, under Code of Ordinances…

Houston Chapter 6 treats cats as companion animals subject to rabies vaccination, BARC licensing, and humane care…

Irving treats a cat running loose the same as any other animal at large: the owner is on the hook under Sec. 6-80(a)…

Laredo lets community cat caregivers register and manage colonies instead of facing routine impoundment. Sec. 6-48…

Lubbock requires cats over four months to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the city. Owners must keep…

Parker requires every cat 3 months or older to be vaccinated against rabies and re-vaccinated every third year, with a…

Plano requires cats to be vaccinated against rabies and registered, and discourages free-roaming cats under Chapter 4…

San Antonio Municipal Code Chapter 5 treats cats as companion animals subject to rabies vaccination, ACS licensing, and…

Taylor requires every cat four months or older to be registered annually with the city or a designated veterinarian…

Waco's general at-large law bans letting any animal roam free off its owner's property, but Section 5-92 carves out…

Arlington requires cats over four months old to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with Arlington Animal…

Austin City Code Chapter 3-2 requires cats over four months old to be licensed and currently vaccinated against rabies…

Corpus Christi requires owned cats to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with Animal Care Services, and…

Dallas County has no dedicated cat ordinance. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 826 mandates rabies vaccination for…

Fort Worth City Code Chapter 6 requires cats over four months old to be registered with Animal Care and Control and…

Frisco requires cats four months or older to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with Frisco Animal Services…

Garland is the rare city that lets cats roam: Section 22.03(A) bars every animal from running at large except a cat…

Harris County has no dedicated cat ordinance. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 826 mandates rabies vaccination for…

New Braunfels charges a $5.00 annual license fee for an unneutered cat and a one-time $5.00 lifetime fee for a neutered…

Pearland's animal shelter must generally hold an impounded animal 72 hours before disposition, but City Code lets the…

Bexar County requires cats over four months old to be vaccinated against rabies under Texas Health and Safety Code…

The county has no cat leash or roaming ordinance in the unincorporated area, but state rabies law lets it require…

Unincorporated Travis County does not require cat licenses, but rabies vaccination is mandatory under state law and…

Odessa requires every dog and cat over six months old to be spayed or neutered unless the owner holds a current…

Victoria's animal control ordinance requires every outdoor cat within the city to be spayed or neutered, with…

City code requires every dog or cat within Waco's corporate limits to be spayed or neutered, with proof kept by the…

An owner who redeems the same unsterilized dog or cat from Baytown's shelter a second time in any 12-month period must…

Converse requires every free-roaming cat within city limits to be spayed or neutered, and any intact cat caught loose…

Garland bans keeping an unaltered cat or dog past six months old citywide. Section 22.19(A)(1) makes it "unlawful to…

Killeen requires every dog and cat kept within city limits to be spayed or neutered, with owners keeping proof on hand…

Longview requires every dog and cat in city limits to be sterilized unless the owner holds a paid intact pet permit.

Every dog and cat over four months old kept in San Angelo must be spayed or neutered unless the owner holds a breeder's…

Sugar Land requires owners of any dog classified as dangerous or aggressive to have it spayed or neutered at the…

Texarkana requires owners to sterilize animals reclaimed from impoundment or adopted from the city shelter within 30…

Wichita Falls bars selling, transferring, or advertising any dog, cat, or ferret over six months old unless it is…

Abilene doesn't mandate spay/neuter for every pet, but Sec. 6-94 requires it before a dog or cat over six months old…

Austin City Code Section 3-4-29 requires all dogs and cats over six months old to be spayed or neutered. Owners wishing…

Carrollton doesn't require sterilizing every owned pet, but any animal adopted from the city shelter over four months…

Corpus Christi requires impounded dogs and cats to be sterilized before release on a second impound, and intact-pet…

Dallas City Code Section 7-4.4 requires all dogs and cats over six months old to be spayed or neutered. Owners wishing…

Denton requires proof of sterilization before releasing a dog, cat, or ferret age six months or older that is redeemed…

Edinburg doesn't force every pet to be fixed, but shelter adoptions must be spayed or neutered within 30 days, and…

Farmersville doesn't require every owned pet to be fixed, but its animal shelter can't release a dog or cat for…

Grand Prairie requires an animal health care provider to sterilize any dog impounded three times, or whose owner is…

Irving doesn't require every pet to be spayed or neutered, but two triggers make it mandatory. Sec. 6-34 forces…

Laredo does not force pet owners to sterilize their dogs and cats, but it makes intact ownership cost more and come…

City animal services won't release a dog, cat, or ferret for adoption unless it's already sterilized or the new owner…

Lubbock requires spay or neuter for impounded dogs and cats released to owners after a second pickup, and charges…

Midland doesn't require spay/neuter for all pets, but if animal control impounds your dog, cat, or ferret twice in…

Pharr does not require sterilizing every pet, but a third impoundment triggers mandatory alteration before the animal…

Richardson does not require spay/neuter citywide, but Sec. 5-17(b) lets the city force an unaltered dog or cat to be…

Rowlett is one of the few Texas suburbs with an outright sterilization mandate: any pet ferret over six months old must…

San Antonio is one of the strongest mandatory spay-neuter cities in Texas. SAMC Section 5-26 requires all dogs and cats…

San Marcos requires owners to sterilize a dog or cat within 30 days after it is impounded running at large for a second…

Temple requires every dog or cat adopted from Animal Services to be spayed or neutered within 14 days of adoption or by…

Amarillo does not require dog or cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Instead, the Animal Management & Welfare…

Arlington Animal Services requires sterilization of all dogs and cats adopted from the shelter or reclaimed after a…

Bexar County does not impose mandatory spay-neuter on all pets, but Texas Health and Safety Code 828 requires…

Bryan has no citywide spay/neuter mandate, but a dog formally declared dangerous by municipal court must be sterilized…

El Paso requires sterilization for most adopted dogs and cats, and charges higher annual license fees for intact…

Fort Worth City Code Chapter 6 requires dogs and cats over six months old to be spayed or neutered unless the owner…

Harlingen has no mandate to spay or neuter a pet. Section 6-146(g) instead zeroes out the first at large fine for a…

New Braunfels city code bars the animal shelter from adopting out an unclaimed dog or cat unless it's already…

Shenandoah does not have a citywide mandate to spay or neuter every pet. Its only spay/neuter rule is narrow: anyone…

Taylor does not require every pet to be sterilized, but any dog or cat adopted from the city shelter under six months…

Travis County does not impose general mandatory spay-neuter on owned pets, but Texas HSC 828 requires sterilization of…

Celina does not require dog or cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Instead, the city charges a lower registration…

Texas has no statewide spay-neuter mandate, and Dallas County does not require sterilization. Cities choose their own…

Frisco does not require all owned pets to be sterilized, but Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 828 forces spay or…

Texas has no statewide spay-neuter mandate, and Harris County does not require sterilization. Cities choose their own…

Houston has no broad mandatory spay-neuter ordinance. Sterilization is required for shelter-adopted animals and…

Plano does not impose a citywide mandatory spay-neuter rule, but Chapter 4 charges higher reclaim fees for unaltered…

Every dog and cat in Dallas must carry an implanted microchip under Dallas City Code Sec. 7-4.2(a); an owner whose pet…

Every dog and cat kept in Baytown must be implanted with a microchip and registered with a microchip registry under…

Grand Prairie requires every dog and cat in the city to carry an implanted microchip under Code of Ordinances Sec…

Amarillo will not release an impounded pet back to its owner, or transfer or adopt it out, without a working microchip…

Austin requires the owner of any non-wildlife, non-livestock animal at least four months old to have it implanted with…

Carrollton does not mandate microchipping for all pets, but any animal impounded at the shelter must be microchipped…

Denton requires every cat or dog four months or older kept in the city to be microchipped and registered with the…

El Paso requires every dog, cat and ferret four months or older to carry an implanted microchip, not just a rabies tag…

Farmersville doesn't require every pet be microchipped, but Code of Ordinances Sec. 11-204 has required it since June…

Fort Worth requires every dog and cat to be implanted with a registered microchip before it turns four months old…

Frisco requires every pet store to implant a microchip carrying the new owner's current information before selling or…

Garland does not chip every pet up front, but Animal Services makes a microchip mandatory at two checkpoints: every…

Unincorporated Harris County requires a microchip ID number before HCPH Veterinary Public Health will license any dog…

Houston requires every dog or cat four months of age or older to be implanted with a microchip, then registered with…

Irving requires every dog and cat over four months old to carry a microchip registered with a microchip company, not…

Lubbock requires every dog and cat over four months old to carry traceable identification, either a city registration…

Every dog, cat, ferret, and equine kept in Pearland must be implanted with a registered microchip before it turns four…

Every dog, cat, and equine in San Antonio must be implanted with a registered microchip before it turns four months…

Every dog and cat within Waco's corporate limits must carry a microchip. Shelter animals are chipped before release or…

Laredo will not release an impounded dog or cat to its owner without proof of registration, and Sec. 6-6 spells out the…

Carrollton's animal code makes it unlawful to feed wild animals, including coyotes, anywhere in the city, and…

Plano bans steel-jawed, body-hold and snare traps commonly used on coyotes, along with any poison or toxic bait…

Bryan pet shops and stores cannot sell dogs or cats sourced from breeders; every dog or cat offered must come from a…

Grand Prairie bans exchanging a dog or cat for money anywhere except where the animal was born, and separately bans…

Austin's Commerce in Live Animals ordinance makes it an offense for a pet trader to sell a dog or cat away from the…

Converse pet shops cannot sell or offer dogs and cats for sale; they may only host adoption displays through the city's…

Midland requires a temporary land use permit -- not a retail ban -- before anyone can sell dogs outside a fixed store…

Retail pet shops in New Braunfels cannot sell dogs or cats unless the animals came from a shelter or animal welfare…

San Marcos pet shops cannot sell or give away cats or dogs unless the animal came from a shelter, animal control…

A Waco pet shop can only sell or display dogs and cats that came from an animal shelter or an animal welfare group…

Wichita Falls requires a pet store permit for any business that buys or sells animals, and pet stores may only offer…

Corpus Christi pet stores selling dogs and cats must source only from licensed shelters, rescues, or USDA Class A…

Dallas City Code Section 7-3.1 restricts retail pet stores from selling commercially bred dogs and cats. Stores may…

Edinburg does not ban pet stores from selling dogs and cats: it requires a $250/year Chief of Police license plus…

El Paso does not ban retail pet stores from selling dogs and cats, but City Code § 7.14.020 caps what any seller…

Georgetown does not ban retail pet sales outright, but any store selling dogs or cats needs a commercial sales permit…

Killeen does not ban pet stores from selling dogs or cats, but Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-180 requires anyone selling…

Laredo does not ban retail pet sales: a pet shop may sell dogs, cats and other animals as long as it holds an annual…

Odessa does not ban retail pet sales. Anyone running a pet shop, animal establishment, or commercial breeding operation…

Pearland bans selling, bartering, leasing, or displaying a live animal for a commercial purpose on a roadside, public…

Pharr allows pet shops to sell dogs, cats, and other animals, but only under an annual city permit: no adoption-only or…

San Antonio Municipal Code Chapter 5 regulates pet stores through licensing, sanitation, and consumer disclosures…

Fort Worth City Code Chapter 6 regulates pet shops through licensing, sourcing disclosure, and humane handling…

Pet retailers in Frisco operate under FMC Chapter 6 plus state Health and Safety Code rules. Frisco does not currently…

Lubbock pet shops must hold a city animal-establishment permit and meet caging, sanitation, and health-record standards…

Victoria has no puppy-mill-style retail ban or adoption-only mandate for pet stores. Commercial animal establishments…

Texas does not prohibit retail pet sales statewide, and Dallas County imposes no countywide pet-store sourcing ban…

Garland runs no puppy-mill ban and no adoption-only mandate on pet stores. Chapter 22, Article I of the City Code…

Texas has no statewide ban on pet store sales of dogs and cats, and Houston has not adopted a humane retail pet…

Longview's animal ordinance defines pet shops as lawful retail or wholesale sellers of dogs, cats, and other pet…

Carrollton classifies any grooming business as a 'kennel' once it handles two or more animals over four months old, per…

El Paso requires two separate authorizations before anyone can groom a pet commercially: a personal groomer license…

No one may groom animals for business in Garland without an Animal Services permit: Section 22.22(A) bans engaging in…

Austin's Land Development Code treats pet grooming as part of the PET SERVICES use classification under Sec…

A Corpus Christi grooming shop, defined as grooming two or more dogs or cats for a fee, must hold a commercial animal…

Denton regulates pet groomers and similar animal-care businesses as a "Commercial Animal Service" land use, capping…

Farmersville zones a stand-alone pet grooming shop as an indoor-only, non-boarding use, permitted by right in General…

Laredo requires anyone operating a grooming shop, including a mobile groomer, to hold an annual permit from the animal…

Lubbock treats a pet grooming facility as an animal establishment under Code of Ordinances § 4.01.001, meaning it must…

Running a pet grooming business in New Braunfels requires a $50 permit under the city's Animal Fee Schedule, on top of…

Pearland's Unified Development Code defines a 'Pet and Animal Grooming Shop' as its own listed use and places it in the…

Plano requires anyone operating a pet grooming facility to hold a city permit and meet sanitation, temperature and cage…

Anyone operating a grooming shop in San Antonio must first get a license from Animal Care Services under Sec. 5-110 of…

Anyone operating a pet grooming, selling, breeding, showing, exhibiting or boarding business in Taylor needs an annual…

Veterinary hospitals in Carrollton are exempt from the city's residential pet-count caps only when located on property…

Corpus Christi's Unified Development Code allows a veterinarian or animal hospital with outdoor runs and kennels by…

El Paso's zoning code, not just Title 7, controls where a veterinary hospital or animal clinic can operate. City Code…

Farmersville splits veterinary uses into indoor and outdoor kennel categories, allowing indoor clinics by right in…

Grand Prairie's Unified Development Code defines a veterinarian clinic as an establishment where animals are diagnosed…

Pearland's Unified Development Code treats a veterinary office or animal hospital as a conditional use, not an…

San Antonio's Unified Development Code confines veterinary hospitals to industrial-zoned land: a small-animal…

A veterinary clinic isn't a permitted-by-right use in Waco's R-E or R-1B single-family districts; it requires a special…

Amarillo's zoning code treats a 'Veterinarian's Office Only (No Hospital)' as a distinct land use from an animal…

Austin's Land Development Code defines VETERINARY SERVICES as its own commercial use classification under Sec…

Baytown's ULDC subjects veterinary clinics and animal hospitals to setback, buffering, and noise-control standards…

Cedar Park permits veterinary clinics as a conditional zoning use, but small-animal clinics can't run any operations…

Denton's zoning code caps veterinary clinics in the MD district at 5,000 square feet per lot and bans on-site livestock…

Fort Worth zoning splits veterinary clinics by district: in commercial zones under § 5.142 the whole operation, kennels…

Garland's Development Code treats veterinary care as three separate zoning uses: Veterinary Clinic, Large Animal; Small…

Irving's Unified Development Code treats veterinary clinics and animal hospitals as their own zoning use, not as…

Small animal veterinary clinics in Laredo's B-3 community business district cannot open right up against a house…

New Braunfels permits veterinary hospitals by right in its commercial and industrial zoning districts, but attaches a…

Plano allows veterinary clinics in commercial and select mixed-use districts under the Plano Zoning Ordinance, with…

Dallas Development Code Chapter 51A allows veterinary clinics in most commercial zoning districts by right, with…

Frisco veterinary clinics need site plan and certificate-of-occupancy approval in commercial or office zones under the…

Veterinary clinics in Lubbock are typically allowed in commercial and certain mixed-use zoning districts, with…

Houston has no traditional zoning, so veterinary clinics open citywide subject to deed restrictions, parking, noise…

Travis County has limited zoning authority under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 240, so veterinary clinics in…

Austin makes it an offense to kill or injure any bird or fowl that does not belong to you, and adds an outright ban on…

Pearland's general code declares the entire city a bird sanctuary and makes it unlawful to kill, trap, ensnare or even…

San Antonio bans feeding or sheltering wild animals and birds anywhere on airport property at San Antonio International…

Amarillo's Parks Conduct ordinance makes it unlawful to hunt, molest, harm, kill, trap or possess any bird, its eggs or…

Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 64 protect almost all wild birds in Dallas…

Garland protects birds two ways: a captive-keeping setback and a wild-catching ban. Pigeon coops must sit at least 30…

Native birds are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 64…

Most native birds in Houston are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Texas Parks and Wildlife Code…

Migratory birds, eggs, and active nests are federally protected from disturbance under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act…

Travis County hosts protected species like the golden-cheeked warbler under the federal Endangered Species Act, plus…

Corpus Christi sits on the Central Flyway and within key shorebird habitat, so federal and state laws protect migratory…

Native birds are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 64…

Frisco residents must follow the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Texas Parks and Wildlife rules when handling…

Anyone operating an animal rescue organization in San Antonio, including one housing wild birds or reptiles, must first…

Farmersville's prohibited-animal ban carries a built-in carve-out for wildlife rehabbers: anyone holding a Texas Parks…

Wildlife rehabilitation in Bexar County requires a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department rehabilitator permit under 31…

Texas Parks and Wildlife requires a Wildlife Rehabilitator Permit before anyone in Dallas may possess injured or…

Rehabilitating injured native wildlife in Lubbock requires a Texas Parks and Wildlife rehabilitator permit and a…

Wildlife rehabilitation in Plano requires a state permit from Texas Parks and Wildlife under the Texas Administrative…

Mission lets residents keep chickens, ducks, geese, quail and pigeons if the birds are penned and not raised…

Pharr prohibits keeping any domestic fowl, chickens, hens, roosters, ducks, turkeys, on premises under one acre that…