Tethering/Chaining
Castle Hills, Texas
Sec. 6-151. – Standard of care.
An animal owner, keeper or temporary owner (herein, “animal owner”) shall provide his animals with humane care and treatment as follows:
(7) An animal owner shall not tether any animal unattended outside between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and is prohibited from tethering for more than three hours at any other time when temperatures are above 85 degrees or below 32 degrees, or when weather is inclement.