Backyard chicken laws in Oklahoma
9 of the 20 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma cities
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Ardmore✗ Not allowedBartlesville◐ Conditional · 6 hensBixby✗ Not allowedBroken Arrow✓ Allowed · 4 hensDel City◐ ConditionalDuncan✗ Not allowedEdmond✓ Allowed · 30 hensEnid◐ Conditional · 6 hensLawton✓ Allowed · 12 hensMidwest City✓ Allowed · 12 hensMoore✗ Not allowedMuskogee◐ Conditional · 6 hensNorman◐ Conditional · 4 hensOklahoma City✓ Allowed · 6 hensOwasso✓ Allowed · 6 hensPonca City◐ ConditionalShawnee✓ Allowed · 6 hensStillwater✓ Allowed · 6 hensTulsa✓ Allowed · 6 hensYukon◐ Conditional
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