Backyard chicken laws in Nevada
3 of the 16 Nevada 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 Nevada cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Boulder City◐ Conditional · 10 hensCarson City◐ Conditional · 4 hensElko◐ Conditional · 12 hensEly✗ Not allowedEnterprise◐ ConditionalFernley✓ Allowed · 16 hensHenderson◐ Conditional · 10 hensLas Vegas◐ Conditional · 10 hensMesquite✓ AllowedNorth Las Vegas✓ AllowedParadise◐ ConditionalReno◐ Conditional · 12 hensSparks◐ Conditional · 16 hensSpring Valley◐ ConditionalSunrise Manor◐ ConditionalWest Wendover✗ Not allowed
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