Backyard chicken laws in Utah
13 of the 21 Utah 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 Utah cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Bountiful✓ Allowed · 8 hensDraper✓ Allowed · 25 hensEagle Mountain◐ ConditionalHerriman◐ Conditional · 10 hensLayton◐ ConditionalLehi◐ Conditional · 8 hensLogan✓ Allowed · 25 hensMillcreek◐ Conditional · 10 hensMurray✓ Allowed · 8 hensOgden✓ Allowed · 6 hensOrem✓ Allowed · 12 hensProvo✓ Allowed · 6 hensRiverton◐ Conditional · 6 hensSalt Lake City✓ Allowed · 15 hensSandy✓ Allowed · 10 hensSouth Jordan◐ Conditional · 6 hensSpanish Fork✓ Allowed · 6 hensSt. George✓ Allowed · 16 hensTaylorsville◐ Conditional · 10 hensWest Jordan✓ Allowed · 5 hensWest Valley City✓ Allowed · 4 hens
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