Backyard chicken laws in Washington
13 of the 20 Washington 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.
Auburn◐ Conditional · 10 hensBellevue✓ Allowed · 6 hensBellingham✓ AllowedEverett✓ Allowed · 6 hensFederal Way✓ Allowed · 4 hensKennewick◐ Conditional · 3 hensKent✓ Allowed · 3 hensKirkland◐ Conditional · 3 hensLakewood◐ ConditionalMarysville✓ Allowed · 20 hensPasco◐ Conditional · 3 hensRedmond◐ Conditional · 10 hensRenton✓ Allowed · 3 hensSammamish◐ ConditionalSeattle✓ Allowed · 8 hensSpokane✓ AllowedSpokane Valley✓ Allowed · 25 hensTacoma✓ Allowed · 6 hensVancouver✓ AllowedYakima✓ Allowed · 4 hens