Backyard chicken laws in Montana
9 of the 19 Montana 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 Montana cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Belgrade◐ Conditional · 6 hensBillings✓ Allowed · 6 hensBozeman✓ Allowed · 15 hensButte◐ Conditional · 25 hensColumbia Falls◐ Conditional · 5 hensDillon✓ Allowed · 10 hensGlendive◐ ConditionalGreat Falls◐ ConditionalHamilton◐ Conditional · 6 hensHelena✓ AllowedKalispell✓ Allowed · 15 hensLaurel✓ Allowed · 6 hensLewistown✗ Not allowedLivingston◐ ConditionalMiles City✓ Allowed · 6 hensMissoula✓ Allowed · 6 hensPolson◐ Conditional · 6 hensSidney✗ Not allowedWhitefish✓ Allowed · 5 hens
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