Birmingham Title 4 restricts livestock on residential lots; backyard hens are permitted only with adequate setbacks from neighbors and roosters are banned because of noise.
Birmingham Code Title 4 (Animals) limits keeping farm animals inside city limits. Hens are generally allowed in single-family yards but coops must sit a set distance from property lines and dwellings. Roosters, swine, goats, and horses are banned in most residential zones, with narrow exceptions for properly zoned agricultural parcels. Birmingham Animal Services enforces complaints; Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) handles sanitation issues. Slaughter on residential lots is prohibited. Owners must keep enclosures clean and rodent-free or face nuisance citations under Title 11 (Health).
First violations typically draw a written warning with a deadline to remove animals or relocate coops; repeat or sanitation-related violations bring municipal-court fines and potential animal seizure.
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Birmingham requires dogs to be on a leash or under restraint when off the owner's property. Dogs running at large may be impounded by animal control.
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Birmingham regulates noise under its nuisance ordinance (Title 11, Chapter 8). Unreasonable noise that disturbs the peace of a neighborhood is prohibited. Ni...
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