Uvalde County, TX — Ag Exemption Requirements (2026)
Uvalde County spans the transition from the eastern Edwards Plateau to the northern Rio Grande Plain, west of San Antonio. Its standards recognize that forage capacity differs sharply among those ecological sites, while providing especially concrete thresholds for commercial livestock, crops, and beekeeping operations.
Beekeeping Intensity Standards
| Acreage Range | Base Hives | Extra Hives/Acre (above base) | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–20 acres | 6 | 0.5 | ✓ Verified |
Animal Unit Equivalencies
An animal unit (AU) is a standardized measure used to compare livestock of different sizes. One AU = one 1,000-lb cow. Your total stocking rate is calculated in AUs, then multiplied by the acres-per-AU standard for your pasture type. These values are published by the county.
| Animal | Animal Units | Source |
|---|---|---|
| mature cow | 1 | County-published |
| stocker calf | 0.5 | County-published |
| yearling | 0.6 | County-published |
| bull | 1 | County-published |
| sheep | 0.2 | County-published |
| goat | 0.2 | County-published |
| mature horse | 1 | County-published |
| whitetail deer | 0.14 | County-published |
Wildlife Management Option
Uvalde County allows wildlife management as a qualifying use. Landowners must implement at least 0 of the seven recognized wildlife management practices defined by Texas Parks and Wildlife. An annual wildlife management plan report is required.
A standalone or split-property wildlife-management operation requires 50 acres; an operation in a wildlife-management association or one devoted to species of concern requires 20.0 acres. The property must have received traditional agricultural-use or wildlife-management valuation in the previous year, first-year applications must include a Wildlife Management Plan, and an Annual Wildlife Management Report is due yearly in December.
Required Documents
- Form 50-129, Application for 1-d-1 Agriculture Use Appraisal
- Wildlife Management Plan for the year in which the exemption is sought, for first-year wildlife-management applications
- Documentation of registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service, for beekeeping
Discretionary Caveats
"Grazing intensity standards are published as ecological-site carrying-capacity ranges (13–20, 31–39, 60+, 13–17, 19–28, 7–15, or 3–7 acres/AUE), rather than a single acres-per-animal-unit figure the schema can represent — confirm the applicable range with CAD."
"Minimum acreage requirement for a livestock operation (either grazing or confinement fed) in Uvalde County are twenty (20) acres."
"If a property fails to demonstrate sufficient agricultural activity and such inactivity is a due to natural disaster (drought, flood or fire), these intensity standards may be waived for the one (1) year; a) in which the disaster occurred or, b) the year following disaster occurrence."
Frequently Asked Questions — Uvalde County
- Uvalde CAD requires 6 hives at 5 acres plus 1 hive for every additional 2 acres. At 13 acres, that is 6 + ((13 − 5) ÷ 2) = 10 hives.
- Yes, but only under the document’s 20-acre exceptions: as part of a wildlife-management association or when devoted to a species of concern. A standalone or split-property wildlife operation requires 50 acres.
- Floriculture has the smallest listed minimum size, at 3 acres. The district lists 5 acres for orchards, vineyards, and Christmas trees; 20 acres for livestock, row crops, hay, and turf grass.
Uvalde County Appraisal District
- Phone
- 830-278-1106
- Address
- 209 N. High St. Uvalde, TX 78801-5207
- Website
- https://www.uvaldecad.org
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