Backyard chicken laws in Tennessee
9 of the 20 Tennessee 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 Tennessee cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Athens✓ Allowed · 12 hensBartlett✓ AllowedBrentwood◐ ConditionalBristol? UnclearChattanooga✓ Allowed · 8 hensClarksville✓ Allowed · 8 hensFranklin◐ ConditionalGallatin✓ Allowed · 6 hensGermantown◐ ConditionalHendersonville◐ ConditionalJackson◐ Conditional · 6 hensJohnson City◐ ConditionalKingsport✓ AllowedKnoxville✓ Allowed · 6 hensMaryville◐ ConditionalMemphis✓ AllowedMount Pleasant◐ ConditionalMurfreesboro✓ Allowed · 8 hensNashville◐ Conditional · 6 hensSmyrna◐ Conditional
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