Denton Texas Chicken Ordinance

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Are Chickens Allowed in this locationYes
Max Chickens Allowednone specified
Roosters AllowedNo
Permit RequiredNo
Coop Restrictionscannot keep in structure within 150 feet from any other home or other establishment
City/Organization Contact nameDenton, TX 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, TX 76201 (940)349-8307 www.cityofdenton.com
Additional InformationSec. 6-26. - Keeping of fowl.

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(a)
It shall be unlawful for any owner of any chicken to maintain more than eight (8) hens on any single parcel of property in a residential neighborhood.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any chicken within the corporate limits of the city in any pen, shed, coop, enclosed structure, or fenced yard, if any part of such enclosure, structure, or yard is within fifty (50) feet of any residence, business or commercial establishment or office, school, hospital or nursing home.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor a rooster within the corporate limits of the city in any pen, shed, coop, enclosed structure, or fenced yard, if any part of such enclosure, structure, or yard is within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any residence, business or commercial establishment or office, school, hospital or nursing home.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any chicken that is not maintained within an enclosed structure or fenced yard that prevents the animal from straying off of the owner's property.
(e)
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any chicken within the corporate limits of the city unless the person possess a current and valid permit from the city.
(f)
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any fowl (other than chickens) within the corporate limits of the city in any pen, shed, coop, enclosed structure, or fenced yard, if any part of such enclosure, structure, or yard is within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any residence, business or commercial establishment or office, school, hospital or nursing home. This section shall not apply to pet birds kept within residential or commercial structures, nor shall it apply to birdhouses for the keeping of migrating or wild birds.
(g)
It shall be unlawful for any owner of any fowl to maintain yards, pens, sheds, coops, or other enclosures in which such fowl are confined in such a manner as to give off odors offensive to persons of ordinary sensibilities residing in the vicinity, or to breed or attract flies, mosquitoes or other noxious insects or rodents, or in any manner to endanger the public health, safety or welfare, or to create a public nuisance.
(Ord. No. 2000-460, § 1, 12-19-00; Ord. No. 2012-257, § 1, 10-2-12)
Link for more Informationhttps://library.municode.com/tx/den...ances?nodeId=SPACOOR_CH6AN_ARTIINGE_S6-26KEFO
Information Last Updated2020-11-18 00:00:00


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