Hallsville Animal Waste ordinance (§ 205.270)
Chapter 205: Animal Regulations · Article II. Additional Animal Regulations
In short: Dog owners may not let their dogs defecate on public property, streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way or another person's property, but it is a defense if you immediately remove the waste and dispose of it sanitarily. Violations are misdemeanors with a fine of $10 to $500.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. It shall be unlawful for a person who owns or is responsible for a dog to allow any such dog to defecate on any public property, street, sidewalk, or right-of-way or on the real property of another person.
B. It is a specific defense to a charge of violating this Article that the person charged immediately remove any such excrement and properly dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
C. Violation of this Article shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 205.270
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.