Backyard chicken laws in Arizona
14 of the 19 Arizona cities we’ve verified allow backyard chickens outright; the rest allow them conditionally by zone or lot size. Select your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code.
How many hens can you keep?
All Arizona cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Apache Junction◐ Conditional · 2 hensAvondale✓ Allowed · 6 hensBuckeye✓ Allowed · 6 hensCasa Grande✓ Allowed · 6 hensChandler✓ Allowed · 5 hensFlagstaff◐ Conditional · 25 hensGilbert✓ Allowed · 6 hensGlendale◐ Conditional · 6 hensGoodyear✓ Allowed · 6 hensMesa✓ Allowed · 10 hensPeoria✓ Allowed · 6 hensPhoenix✓ Allowed · 6 hensQueen Creek✓ Allowed · 10 hensScottsdale◐ Conditional · 5 hensSierra Vista✓ Allowed · 6 hensSurprise✓ Allowed · 6 hensTempe✓ Allowed · 6 hensTucson✓ Allowed · 24 hensYuma◐ Conditional · 6 hens
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