RESTRICTIONS ON ANIMALS.
Austin City Code § 13-1-33
in effect§ 13-1-33 - RESTRICTIONS ON ANIMALS.
(A) A person may not enter a terminal building or the air operations area with a dog or other animal, except:
(1) an animal used by a law enforcement officer or airport official in the officer's or official's performance of duties;
(2) a seeing-eye dog escorting a visually impaired person, or other animal being used for assistance to a disabled person; or
(3) an animal that is being delivered to, or picked up from, an air carrier for transportation.
(B) A person responsible for an animal being shipped by an air carrier must:
(1) restrain the animal by a leash or carry the animal in a cage approved for airline use;
(2) take the animal directly to the air carrier for shipment; and
(3) remove the animal from the terminal as soon as delivery of the animal is taken from the air carrier.
(C) A person carrying an animal in the secure area or through a screening point onto an aircraft must at all times keep the animal in a cage approved for airline use.
Source: 2003 Code Section 13-1-26; 1992 Code Section 17-2-26; Ord. 040729-16; Ord. 20080410-008.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13TRSE_CH13-1AVSE_ART3CIAI_DIV1GEPR_S13-1-33REANFetched: 10/27/2026