Port Isabel City Regulations on Animals

Any person found in violation of any of the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.

 

Required for pet ownership: 

• Vaccinations and proof of vaccinations for any animal over 3 months old

• Rabies tag

• Identification tag with owner name and address

• Microchip insertion for animals over 4 months old

 

Rabies:

If you suspect you or someone else has been bitten by a rabid animal, you are required to notify a City Health Officer or Animal Control Officer or the State Department of Health or practitioner. 

 

Spaying and Neutering: 

• Females in estrus (heat) shall be confined during this time indoors or in a secure location away from other animals. 

• No person may harbor an animal over 6 months old that has not been spayed or neutered without an unaltered permit for each animal. 

 

Care and Keeping:

• Owners shall keep their animals within their property and in a sanitary manner, picking up any excrement on public or private property.

• No owner shall fail to provide animals with sufficient food, water, air, shelter from weather, veterinary care, and humane care and treatment. 

• No resident of the City of Port Isabel shall treat an animal inhumanely.