Backyard chicken laws in Vermont
12 of the 15 Vermont 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 Vermont cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Barre✓ Allowed · 15 hensBrattleboro✓ Allowed · 8 hensBurlington✓ AllowedColchester✓ Allowed · 6 hensEssex Junction✓ Allowed · 4 hensHartford✓ Allowed · 12 hensMontpelier✓ AllowedMorrisville✓ Allowed · 6 hensRutland◐ ConditionalShelburne✓ AllowedSouth Burlington✓ Allowed · 6 hensSt. Albans City✓ AllowedSt. Johnsbury◐ Conditional · 6 hensWilliston✗ Not allowedWinooski✓ Allowed · 6 hens
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