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| Animal Control |
| City of Yoakum Police Department 900 Irvine St./PO Box 738 Yoakum, TX 77995 Phone #: (361) 293-5234 Fax #: (361) 293-3785 |
| Animal Control/Community Services Officer Stephen Nobles Email: aso@cityofyoakum.org |
| Animal Control |
Fowl & Livestock:
Fowl includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, peacocks, pheasants and any other member of the
gallinaceous bird species or family, including but being not limited to other domesticated or wild animals.
Livestock would include a horse, mule, jack, jennet, cattle, sheep, goat, and/or swine.
Any fowl or livestock shall be declared a public nuisance and the keeping of such shall be unlawful which:
Are allowed or permitted to run at large; or
By loud, unusual, or untimely crowing, cackling, honking, gobbling, or other sound, shall cause the peace
and quiet of the neighborhood or the occupants of the adjacent premises to be disturbed, or which
renders the enjoyment of life and property uncomfortable or interferes with public peace and comfort; or
Endangers the public health or annoys neighbors by the accumulation of droppings and putrescible
materials which cause foul or offensive odors; or
Allows any condition causing a substantial or unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of
one’s property.
Fowl includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, peacocks, pheasants and any other member of the
gallinaceous bird species or family, including but being not limited to other domesticated or wild animals.
Livestock would include a horse, mule, jack, jennet, cattle, sheep, goat, and/or swine.
Any fowl or livestock shall be declared a public nuisance and the keeping of such shall be unlawful which:
Are allowed or permitted to run at large; or
By loud, unusual, or untimely crowing, cackling, honking, gobbling, or other sound, shall cause the peace
and quiet of the neighborhood or the occupants of the adjacent premises to be disturbed, or which
renders the enjoyment of life and property uncomfortable or interferes with public peace and comfort; or
Endangers the public health or annoys neighbors by the accumulation of droppings and putrescible
materials which cause foul or offensive odors; or
Allows any condition causing a substantial or unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of
one’s property.
Dogs & Cats:
A cat is defined as a domestic feline of either sex, including one neutered or sterilized. Dogs include any
domestic canine of either sex, including one neutered or sterilized. A domestic animal shall include all
species of animals commonly and universally accepted as being domesticated.
Every owner of a dog or cat four (4) months of age or older shall have such animal vaccinated against
rabies and annually thereafter.
It shall be unlawful for any owner to harbor any dog, cat, or other pet animal which by any sound or cry or
other activity shall disturb the peace, comfort or property of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, and
such disturbance is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
Any unspayed female dog or cat in the stage of estrus (heat) shall be confined during such period of
time in a house, building or secure enclosure and said area of enclosure shall be constructed that no
other dog or cat may gain access to the confined animal.
Pets and domestic animals shall be prohibited from running at large. No owner of a pet or domestic
animal shall fail to keep such animal under restraint at all times.
A cat is defined as a domestic feline of either sex, including one neutered or sterilized. Dogs include any
domestic canine of either sex, including one neutered or sterilized. A domestic animal shall include all
species of animals commonly and universally accepted as being domesticated.
Every owner of a dog or cat four (4) months of age or older shall have such animal vaccinated against
rabies and annually thereafter.
It shall be unlawful for any owner to harbor any dog, cat, or other pet animal which by any sound or cry or
other activity shall disturb the peace, comfort or property of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, and
such disturbance is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
Any unspayed female dog or cat in the stage of estrus (heat) shall be confined during such period of
time in a house, building or secure enclosure and said area of enclosure shall be constructed that no
other dog or cat may gain access to the confined animal.
Pets and domestic animals shall be prohibited from running at large. No owner of a pet or domestic
animal shall fail to keep such animal under restraint at all times.
Vicious Animals:
A vicious animal includes any animal that commits an unprovoked attack upon a person on public or
private property or in a public place.
No person shall own or harbor a vicious animal within the City of Yoakum. Such an animal shall be
impounded as a public nuisance. If impoundment of said animal running at large cannot be made with
safety to the animal control officer or other persons, the animal may be destroyed without notice to the
owner or harborer.
A vicious animal includes any animal that commits an unprovoked attack upon a person on public or
private property or in a public place.
No person shall own or harbor a vicious animal within the City of Yoakum. Such an animal shall be
impounded as a public nuisance. If impoundment of said animal running at large cannot be made with
safety to the animal control officer or other persons, the animal may be destroyed without notice to the
owner or harborer.
| The Humane Society of the United States The American Veterinarian Medical Association The Kennel Club The American Society For The Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Adopt A Pet Victoria, Texas |
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