Backyard chicken laws in California
17 of the 31 California 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 California cities
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Anaheim✓ Allowed · 8 hensBakersfield◐ ConditionalChula Vista✓ Allowed · 6 hensFontana◐ ConditionalFremont◐ Conditional · 6 hensFresno✓ Allowed · 24 hensGlendale◐ Conditional · 12 hensHayward◐ Conditional · 50 hensHuntington Beach✓ Allowed · 6 hensIrvine✓ Allowed · 2 hensLong Beach✓ Allowed · 20 hensLos Angeles✓ AllowedModesto◐ Conditional · 12 hensMoreno Valley◐ Conditional · 5 hensOakland◐ ConditionalOceanside✓ Allowed · 6 hensOxnard✓ Allowed · 25 hensRedlands◐ Conditional · 9 hensRiverside◐ Conditional · 50 hensSacramento✓ Allowed · 3 hensSalinas✓ AllowedSan Bernardino◐ Conditional · 24 hensSan Diego◐ Conditional · 25 hensSan Francisco✓ Allowed · 4 hensSan Jose✓ Allowed · 6 hensSanta Ana✓ Allowed · 4 hensSanta Clarita◐ Conditional · 4 hensSanta Rosa✓ Allowed · 30 hensStockton✓ Allowed · 10 hensVallejo✓ Allowed · 4 hensVisalia◐ Conditional
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