Backyard chicken laws in Texas
12 of the 20 Texas cities we’ve verified allow backyard chickens outright; the rest allow them conditionally by zone or lot size. Select your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code.
How many hens can you keep?
All Texas cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Amarillo◐ ConditionalArlington✓ Allowed · 4 hensAustin✓ AllowedBrownsville◐ ConditionalCorpus Christi✓ Allowed · 7 hensDallas✓ AllowedEl Paso◐ ConditionalFort Worth✓ Allowed · 12 hensFrisco✓ Allowed · 12 hensGarland✓ Allowed · 4 hensGrand Prairie◐ ConditionalHouston◐ Conditional · 30 hensIrving✓ Allowed · 25 hensKilleen✓ Allowed · 8 hensLaredo◐ ConditionalLubbock◐ Conditional · 6 hensMcKinney✓ Allowed · 12 hensPasadena◐ ConditionalPlano✓ Allowed · 10 hensSan Antonio✓ Allowed · 8 hens
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