Backyard chicken laws in North Dakota
7 of the 15 North Dakota 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 North Dakota cities
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Bismarck✗ Not allowedDevils Lake✗ Not allowedDickinson◐ ConditionalFargo✓ Allowed · 6 hensGrand Forks◐ Conditional · 6 hensHazen✗ Not allowedHorace✓ Allowed · 6 hensJamestown✓ Allowed · 8 hensLincoln◐ ConditionalMandan✓ Allowed · 4 hensMinot✗ Not allowedRugby✓ Allowed · 4 hensValley City✗ Not allowedWest Fargo✓ Allowed · 6 hensWilliston✓ Allowed · 4 hens
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