Backyard chicken laws in Idaho
11 of the 20 Idaho 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 Idaho cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Ammon◐ Conditional · 6 hensBoise◐ ConditionalCaldwell✓ Allowed · 10 hensChubbuck✓ Allowed · 6 hensCoeur d'Alene✓ Allowed · 12 hensEagle◐ ConditionalGarden City◐ ConditionalHayden✓ Allowed · 10 hensIdaho Falls✓ Allowed · 12 hensJerome✓ Allowed · 6 hensKuna◐ ConditionalLewiston◐ Conditional · 12 hensMeridian◐ ConditionalMoscow✓ Allowed · 12 hensMountain Home✓ Allowed · 5 hensNampa✓ Allowed · 10 hensPocatello◐ ConditionalPost Falls✓ Allowed · 10 hensRexburg◐ ConditionalTwin Falls✓ Allowed · 4 hens
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