Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs and Other Small Spaces (21 page)

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This listing will give you a good idea of chicken codes across the country, current as of our publication date. Towns and cities update their codes and ordinances on a regular basis, however, so check in with your local health department to find the codes current to your area before you decide to take up chicken keeping.

City Code No:
Ch. 7, Art. IV, Div. 2, Sec. 7-102 and 7-103

Chicken Limits:
25 chickens or fewer with permit; 200 feet from residences

City Code No:
Part II, Title 8, Ch. 8

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Ch. 8, Art. II, Sec. 8-7 and 8-8

Chicken Limits:
20 chickens or fewer with written permission of residences within 80 feet

City Code No:
Ch. 10, Art. IV, Sec. 10-166 thru 10-169

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens with annual permit fee of $1.00; 75 feet from residences

City Code No:
Ch. I, Art. 2, Sec. 12.05(A)(7)(a)

Chicken Limits:
5 chickens or fewer; no permit required

City Code No:
Ch. 4, Art. 2, Div. 7, Sec. 42.0708 & 42.0709

Chicken Limits:
25 chickens or fewer with permit; 50 feet from residences

City Code No:
Health Code, Art. 1, Sec. 37

Chicken Limits:
No permit for 4 or fewer chickens; 20 feet from any door or window

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 5, Art. I, Sec. 5-5.5

Chicken Limits:
4 chickens or fewer; permit required for additional chickens

City Code No:
Title 8, Ch. 8, Sec. 08.070.010

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens with annual permit fee

City Code No:
Title II, Ch. 8, Art. IV, Div. 2, Sec. 8-91

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens with annual permit fee of $50

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 6, Sec. 6-4

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens; unlawful to keep poultry in area detrimental to public health

City Code No:
Title III, Ch. 7, Sec. 7-2

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition on keeping chickens in the city; chickens can’t roam at large or cause a nuisance

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 3, Art. I, Sec. 3-15

Chicken Limits:
Chickens are prohibited

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 6, Art. I, Sec. 6-1

Chicken Limits:
15 chickens or fewer, together with 30 or fewer baby chicks; permit required; 100 feet from residences

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 18, Art. II

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition on keeping chickens in the city; chickens can’t roam at large

City Code No:
Ch. 7, Sec. 7-2.5(d)

Chicken Limits:
2 chickens or fewer; 300 feet from residences

City Code No:
Title 8, Sec. 8-08

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Title 7, Ch. 7-12, Sec. 7-12-300

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition on keeping chickens in the city; cannot kill chickens in the city

City Code No:
Title III, Ch. 531, Art. I, Sec. 531-102

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Ch. 18, Sec. 18-4

Chicken Limits:
25 chickens on the first acre of land, and 50 additional chickens on each acre thereafter

City Code No:
Ch. 5, Art. I

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Ch. 18, Art. VII, Sec. 18-291

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens; 50 feet from residences

City Code No:
Title 9, Ch. 90, Sec. 90.01

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Ch. 4, Sec. 4-10

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition on keeping chickens in the city; chickens can’t roam at large

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 4, Art. I, Sec. 4.3

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens, with written permission of property owners within 300 feet

City Code No:
Title 14, Ch. 2, Part III, Sec. 14.224

Chicken Limits:
3 chickens or fewer; permit required for additional chickens; 10 feet from nearest property line, 50 feet from nearest residences

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 10, Art. I

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Title 17, Subdiv. 3, Sec. 17.300

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Ch. 3

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Ch. 16, Sec. 16-1.8A

Chicken Limits:
By permit for a fee of $20, and additional $10 fee for each 50 kept

City Code No:
Part III, Ch. 6

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Title 4, Ch. 70, Sec. 70.10

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens with annual permit fee of $10, plus written consent of 80 percent of residents within 100 feet

City Code No:
Ch. 4, Art. I, Sec. 4-1-5

Chicken Limits:
2 chickens or fewer; no permit or fee; 150 feet from nearest property line

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 18, Art. I, Sec. 18-24

Chicken Limits:
12 chickens in a pen at least 144 sq. feet; up to 25 chickens with additional 12 sq. feet per each; 50 feet from nearest property line

City Code No:
Ch. 4, Art. 4-500, Sec. 4-501 Part II, Ch. 6, Div. 3, Sec. 6-233

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 6, Div. 3, Sec. 6-233

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition on keeping chickens in the city; chickens can’t roam at large

City Code No:
Part II

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 5, Art. I, Sec. 5-5.5

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition on keeping chickens in the city; 45 feet from residences

City Code No:
Title I, Ch. 13, Art. 13-1, Sec. 13-1-5

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted; can’t be a public nuisance or health hazard

City Code No:
Health chapter

Chicken Limits:
Chickens are prohibited

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 7, Art. 5, Sec. 7-227

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted on half-acre parcel or larger

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 78, Art. I, Sec. 78-1

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens; no permit required; can’t be detrimental to public health

City Code No:
Part III, Ch. 6, Sec. 6-6

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens; no permit or fee required; 20 feet from any property line, 50 feet from any principal residences

City Code No:
Ch. 5, Art. I

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Part I, Ch. XI, Art. II, Sec. 11-0215

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted; can’t be a public nuisance or health hazard

City Code No:
Part 17, Title I, Ch. 1705, Sec. 1705.05

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens; permit required for all livestock within city limits

City Code No:
Ch. 8, Art. IV, Sec. 8-246

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of hens permitted; 40 feet from residences

City Code No:
Title 13, Ch. 13.05

Chicken Limits:
3 chickens or fewer without a permit; more with permit; 50 feet from residences

City Code No:
Title 6, Art. III, Ch. 635, Sec. 635.02

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 4, Art. I, Sec. 4-4

Chicken Limits:
Chickens are prohibited

City Code No:
Ch. 4, Art. II, Sec. 4-33

Chicken Limits:
Chickens are prohibited

City Code No:
Ch. 5, Art. I, Sec. 5-9

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens; permit required; 150 feet from residences

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 7, Art. I, Sec. 7-8

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted; can’t be a nuisance

City Code No:
Part I, Ch. 5, Art. I, Sec. 5-3

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition on keeping chickens in the city; chickens can’t roam at large

City Code No:
Vol. I, Ch. 7, Art. I, Sec. 7-13.1, 7-15.1, 7-22

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens; no permit required; no roosters; shelter required; no disturbing noises or nuisance

City Code No:
Ch. 6, Art. II, Sec. 6-31, 6-38

Chicken Limits:
7 chickens or fewer with permit only if person under doctor’s orders for fresh chicken eggs

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 5

Chicken Limits:
No prohibition or restrictions on keeping chickens in the city

City Code No:
Title 8, Ch, 8, Sec. 8.08.010

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens with annual permit of $5 per hen, max. of $40 per year; 50 feet from residences

City Code No:
Ch. 8, Art. I, Sec. 5–6

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted; must be kept in an enclosure

City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 4, Art. I, Sec. 4-3

Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens subject to Health Dept. inspection

City Code No:
Title 23, Subtitle IV, Div. 2, Ch. 23.44, Sec. 23.44.048

Chicken Limits:
3 chickens or fewer without a permit on a 20,000 sq. foot lot