Backyard chicken laws in Kansas
8 of the 21 Kansas 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 Kansas cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Derby✓ Allowed · 6 hensDodge City◐ ConditionalEmporia◐ Conditional · 6 hensGarden City✓ Allowed · 12 hensGardner◐ Conditional · 15 hensHutchinson◐ Conditional · 8 hensJunction City✗ Not allowedKansas City◐ Conditional · 6 hensLawrence✓ Allowed · 20 hensLeavenworth✓ Allowed · 14 hensLeawood✗ Not allowedLenexa◐ Conditional · 12 hensLiberal✗ Not allowedManhattan✓ AllowedOlathe◐ Conditional · 10 hensOverland Park◐ Conditional · 12 hensPrairie Village✓ Allowed · 6 hensSalina✓ Allowed · 15 hensShawnee◐ Conditional · 10 hensTopeka◐ ConditionalWichita✓ Allowed · 12 hens
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