Backyard chicken laws in Rhode Island
7 of the 18 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Barrington✓ Allowed · 6 hensBristol◐ Conditional · 6 hensCentral Falls✗ Not allowedCoventry✓ AllowedCranston✓ Allowed · 10 hensCumberland◐ Conditional · 5 hensEast Providence✗ Not allowedLincoln◐ ConditionalMiddletown✗ Not allowedNewport✓ Allowed · 6 hensNorth Providence✗ Not allowedNorth Smithfield✓ Allowed · 12 hensPawtucket✗ Not allowedProvidence✓ Allowed · 6 hensSmithfield◐ Conditional · 6 hensWarwick◐ ConditionalWest Warwick✓ Allowed · 12 hensWoonsocket◐ Conditional · 5 hens
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