Atlanta, GA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Atlanta Code § 18-7 lets residents keep chickens, turkeys and other small animals citywide, capped at 25 turkeys, chickens, bantams or similar fowl per premises. Coops need at least 2 square feet of floor space per chicken over four months old (1 sq ft for bantams), a washable solid floor unless 75+ feet from the nearest neighbor, and must sit at least 50 feet from any neighboring residence or business (5 feet from the owner's own house). Larger hoofed livestock like goats, horses and cows fall under the separate rules in § 18-39, and keeping hogs or pigs is banned outright under § 18-37 except for miniature potbellied pigs.