Backyard chicken laws in Oregon
15 of the 19 Oregon 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 Oregon cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Albany◐ Conditional · 2 hensBeaverton✓ Allowed · 4 hensBend✓ Allowed · 4 hensCorvallis✓ AllowedEugene✓ Allowed · 6 hensGrants Pass✓ AllowedGresham✓ Allowed · 3 hensHillsboro✓ Allowed · 9 hensKeizer✓ Allowed · 6 hensLake Oswego✓ AllowedMcMinnville✓ AllowedMedford✓ AllowedPortland✓ Allowed · 6 hensRedmond◐ ConditionalSalem✓ Allowed · 12 hensSpringfield◐ ConditionalTigard✓ AllowedTualatin◐ Conditional · 4 hensWest Linn✓ Allowed · 5 hens
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