Backyard chicken laws in Mississippi

1 of the 18 Mississippi 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.

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All Mississippi cities

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Biloxi◐ Conditional · 2 hens Brandon◐ Conditional · 2 hens Clinton◐ Conditional · 2 hens Columbus◐ Conditional Gautier✓ Allowed · 10 hens Greenville◐ Conditional Gulfport◐ Conditional · 2 hens Horn Lake◐ Conditional Jackson◐ Conditional Meridian◐ Conditional Olive Branch◐ Conditional · 10 hens Oxford◐ Conditional Pascagoula◐ Conditional Pearl◐ Conditional · 2 hens Southaven◐ Conditional Starkville◐ Conditional · 5 hens Tupelo◐ Conditional Vicksburg◐ Conditional · 2 hens

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