Backyard chicken laws in Florida
10 of the 20 Florida 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 Florida cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Cape Coral◐ ConditionalClearwater✓ Allowed · 4 hensCoral Springs✗ Not allowed · 0 hensDeerfield Beach✗ Not allowed · 0 hensDelray Beach✗ Not allowedFort Lauderdale✗ Not allowed · 0 hensGainesville✓ Allowed · 10 hensHialeah✗ Not allowed · 0 hensHollywood✗ Not allowedJacksonville✓ Allowed · 15 hensLakeland◐ ConditionalMiami✓ Allowed · 15 hensOrlando✓ Allowed · 4 hensPensacola✓ Allowed · 8 hensPompano Beach✗ Not allowed · 0 hensSarasota✓ Allowed · 4 hensSt. Petersburg✓ Allowed · 10 hensSunrise◐ ConditionalTallahassee✓ AllowedTampa✓ Allowed · 10 hens
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