Backyard chicken laws in Indiana
7 of the 20 Indiana 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 Indiana cities
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Anderson✗ Not allowedBloomington✓ Allowed · 5 hensCarmel✓ Allowed · 6 hensColumbus◐ Conditional · 4 hensElkhart✗ Not allowedEvansville✓ Allowed · 6 hensFishers◐ ConditionalFort Wayne✗ Not allowedGary✓ AllowedGreenwood◐ ConditionalHammond✗ Not allowedIndianapolis✓ Allowed · 12 hensJeffersonville◐ ConditionalKokomo◐ ConditionalLafayette✓ Allowed · 5 hensMishawaka◐ ConditionalMuncie✗ Not allowedNoblesville◐ ConditionalSouth Bend✓ Allowed · 6 hensTerre Haute◐ Conditional · 8 hens
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