| Alabama | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Alabama state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. No signific... |
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| Alaska | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Alaska. Local ordinances are periodically updated, such as Soldotna's 2025 changes to coo... |
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| Arizona | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Arizona. In 2024, Governor Hobbs signed House Bill 2325, which prevents municipalities fr... |
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| Arkansas | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Arkansas. No major statewide changes have been implemented since 2023, but local ordinanc... |
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| California | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in California. Assembly Bill 928, introduced in February 2025, proposes to limit the number ... |
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| Colorado | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Colorado. A major change was the full implementation of HB20-1343 in 2025, requiring all ... |
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| Connecticut | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Connecticut. A 2023 Connecticut Department of Agriculture law introduced new requirements... |
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| Delaware | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Delaware. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023, but th... |
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| Florida | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Florida. No major statewide legislative changes have occurred since 2023, but many cities... |
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| Georgia | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Georgia. No significant statewide legislative changes have been enacted since 2023. |
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| Hawaii | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Hawaii. Hawaii County passed a bill in late 2025 to officially permit and regulate backya... |
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| Idaho | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Idaho state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. In early 2026... |
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| Illinois | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Illinois state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. In Februar... |
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| Indiana | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Indiana. No major statewide legislative changes have occurred since 2023, but local ordin... |
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| Iowa | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Iowa. There have been no major statewide legislative changes since 2023, but many cities ... |
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| Kansas | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Kansas state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. No significa... |
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| Kentucky | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Kentucky. In February 2026, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill that woul... |
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| Louisiana | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Louisiana. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Maine | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Maine. In 2025, a bill (LD 1655) was introduced to prevent municipalities from completely... |
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| Maryland | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Maryland. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Massachusetts | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Massachusetts. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Michigan | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Michigan state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. In Februar... |
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| Minnesota | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Minnesota state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. There hav... |
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| Mississippi | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Mississippi. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Missouri | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Missouri. A 2024 state law that would have allowed backyard chickens regardless of HOA ru... |
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| Montana | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Montana. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Nebraska | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Nebraska. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Nevada | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Nevada. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| New Hampshire | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in New Hampshire. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| New Jersey | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in New Jersey. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| New Mexico | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in New Mexico. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| New York | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in New York. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| North Carolina | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in North Carolina. No significant statewide legislative changes have occurred since 2023. |
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| North Dakota | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in North Dakota. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Ohio | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Ohio state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. There have bee... |
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| Oklahoma | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City approved an ordinance in 2022 to allow backyard chickens. |
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| Oregon | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Oregon. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Pennsylvania | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Pennsylvania. In 2025, there is a renewed effort to legalize backyard chickens in Philade... |
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| Rhode Island | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Rhode Island. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| South Carolina | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in South Carolina. A bill (H.4112) was introduced in March 2025 to allow the raising of chic... |
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| South Dakota | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in South Dakota. In early 2026, residents in Rapid City were actively pushing for an ordinan... |
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| Tennessee | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Tennessee. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Texas | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Texas. A bill was introduced in 2025 that would limit the power of HOAs to ban backyard c... |
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| Utah | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Utah state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. There have bee... |
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| Vermont | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Vermont. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Virginia | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Virginia. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| Washington | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Washington. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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| West Virginia | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in West Virginia. A bill (SB 805) was introduced in March 2025 to make HOA restrictions on b... |
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| Wisconsin | RESTRICTED | Backyard chickens are not banned by Wisconsin state law, but regulations are set at the city and county level. A bill wa... |
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| Wyoming | LEGAL | Backyard Chickens are legal in Wyoming. There have been no significant statewide legislative changes since 2023. |
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