Backyard chicken laws in Missouri
9 of the 21 Missouri 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 Missouri cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Ballwin◐ ConditionalBlue Springs✓ Allowed · 6 hensCape Girardeau✓ Allowed · 6 hensChesterfield◐ ConditionalColumbia✓ Allowed · 6 hensFlorissant◐ ConditionalIndependence✓ Allowed · 6 hensJefferson City◐ ConditionalJoplin◐ Conditional · 12 hensKansas City✓ Allowed · 15 hensLee's Summit✓ Allowed · 6 hensLiberty◐ Conditional · 6 hensO'Fallon✗ Not allowedRaytown◐ Conditional · 4 hensSpringfield✓ Allowed · 6 hensSt. Charles✓ Allowed · 12 hensSt. Joseph◐ ConditionalSt. Louis✓ Allowed · 8 hensSt. Peters◐ Conditional · 8 hensUniversity City◐ Conditional · 7 hensWildwood◐ Conditional
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