Cheektowaga, NY Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

' That default ban covers backyard chickens, goats, pigs, and any other farm animal on an ordinary residential or commercial lot in the Town outside the Villages of Depew and Sloan. The Zoning Code's definitions section, § 260-88, helps explain why: it defines a 'FARM' as a single parcel of five acres or more used for 'agricultural or dairying pursuits or the raising of livestock or poultry or the keeping of bees,' so raising fowl or livestock is treated as a farm use tied to that acreage and to zoning approval, not a routine backyard activity.

' Complaints go to the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer, who can issue a written violation order under § 70-7 requiring the animals be removed or the use brought into compliance by a set deadline. An owner who ignores the order faces § 70-9 penalties: up to a $250 fine or 15 days in jail per offense, with each day of continued noncompliance charged separately, plus possible abatement action under § 70-10.