Same—Barbed wire prohibited.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 28-9
in effectSec. 28-9. - Same—Barbed wire prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or controlling any property in the city to construct, maintain or permit to remain on such property any fence constructed in whole or in part of barbed wire; provided, however, fences constructed in part of barbed wire shall be permitted if all of the barbed-wire portion thereof is six feet or more from the ground; and provided further, a plot of ground containing one acre or more may be fenced with barbed wire where such barbed wire does not abut to any extent whatsoever on a sidewalk or on an unimproved path or trail which is used by pedestrians for sidewalk purposes.
(Code 1968, § 28-34)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH28MIOFPR_ARTIINGE_S28-9SAARWIPRFetched: 10/26/2026
