RESTRICTIONS ON UNSTERILIZED DOGS AND CATS.
Dallas City Code § 7-4.10
in effectSEC. 7-4.10. RESTRICTIONS ON UNSTERILIZED DOGS AND CATS.
(a) An owner of a dog or cat commits an offense if the animal is not spayed or neutered.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that:
(1) the animal is under six months of age;
(2) a licensed veterinarian annually certifies that the dog or cat should not be spayed or neutered for health reasons or is permanently non-fertile;
(3) the animal is being held for adoption by animal services or an animal welfare organization;
(4) the animal is certified annually as a competition cat or competition dog;
(5) the person charged produces to the court proof of sterilization from a licensed veterinarian showing the dog or cat was sterilized at the time the citation was issued or not later than 20 days after the citation was issued; or
(6) the owner holds a valid breeding permit issued under Section 7-4.11 of this chapter for the animal. (Ord. Nos. 27250; 30483; 32194, eff. 11-11-22)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-136296Fetched: 10/26/2026