{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 240.002","heading":"REGULATION.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or regulate the keeping of a wild animal in the county.\n(b) The order does not apply inside the limits of a municipality.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 240. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. REGULATION OF KEEPING OF WILD ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"970088835200a66a21dc988be6114a12d936f3696868924ef0c9861e25859a88","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}