Backyard chicken laws in Maryland
9 of the 17 Maryland 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.
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All Maryland cities
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Aberdeen✓ Allowed · 6 hensAnnapolis✓ Allowed · 5 hensBaltimore✓ Allowed · 10 hensBowie◐ ConditionalCollege Park✗ Not allowedCumberland✗ Not allowedEaston✓ AllowedFrederick✓ Allowed · 6 hensGaithersburg✓ Allowed · 6 hensHagerstown✗ Not allowedHavre de Grace◐ ConditionalHyattsville✗ Not allowedLaurel✗ Not allowedRockville✓ Allowed · 5 hensSalisbury✓ Allowed · 6 hensTakoma Park✓ AllowedWestminster✗ Not allowed
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