Hallsville Barking, Annoying Dogs Prohibited ordinance (§ 205.180)
Chapter 205: Animal Regulations · Article I. Control of Animals
In short: You can't keep a dog that annoys a neighborhood or any person with loud, continual or frequent barking, howling or yelping, or that habitually barks at or chases pedestrians or vehicles. The City Dog Pound is exempt.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog which by loud, continual or frequent barking, howling or yelping, shall annoy or disturb any neighborhood or any person, or which habitually barks at or chases pedestrians, or vehicles, whatsoever, to the annoyance of such pedestrian or drivers of such vehicles; provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to the City Dog Pound.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 205.180
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.