Backyard chicken laws in New Mexico
6 of the 19 New Mexico 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 New Mexico cities
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Alamogordo✓ Allowed · 4 hensAlbuquerque✓ Allowed · 15 hensBernalillo◐ Conditional · 7 hensCarlsbad◐ Conditional · 3 hensClovis◐ Conditional · 25 hensDeming✓ Allowed · 10 hensEspanola◐ ConditionalFarmington◐ Conditional · 4 hensGallup◐ Conditional · 4 hensHobbs◐ Conditional · 1 hensLas Cruces◐ Conditional · 6 hensLas Vegas◐ ConditionalLos Lunas✓ Allowed · 6 hensPortales◐ ConditionalRio Rancho◐ Conditional · 7 hensRoswell◐ Conditional · 25 hensSanta Fe✓ AllowedSilver City✓ Allowed · 6 hensSunland Park◐ Conditional · 20 hens
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