Backyard chicken laws in South Dakota
9 of the 21 South Dakota 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.
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All South Dakota cities
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Aberdeen✓ Allowed · 12 hensBox Elder✗ Not allowedBrandon✓ Allowed · 6 hensBrookings◐ ConditionalDell Rapids✓ AllowedHarrisburg✓ Allowed · 6 hensHuron✗ Not allowedLead◐ Conditional · 6 hensMadison✓ Allowed · 6 hensMilbank✗ Not allowedMitchell✗ Not allowedMobridge✗ Not allowedPierre✗ Not allowedRapid City✓ Allowed · 6 hensSioux Falls✓ Allowed · 6 hensSpearfish✗ Not allowedSturgis✓ Allowed · 6 hensTea◐ ConditionalVermillion◐ Conditional · 3 hensWatertown✗ Not allowedYankton✓ Allowed · 6 hens
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