Idaho Falls, ID Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Idaho Falls City Code Title 5, Chapter 5 (Animals), Section 5-5-3(D) governs keeping chickens, quail, ducks, and geese (defined collectively as 'fowl' in 5-5-1, which excludes peafowl, guinea fowl, ostriches, and emus). A person may keep six (6) fowl more than twelve (12) weeks from hatch on a lot of not less than 5,000 square feet, plus one additional mature fowl for each additional 1,250 square feet, up to a total of twelve (12) mature fowl per lot. Up to twenty-five (25) fowl twelve weeks or younger may be kept temporarily on a 5,000-sq-ft lot if not intended for sale and not a commercial agricultural use. Section 5-5-3(D)(3) makes it unlawful to keep male fowl (roosters) within City limits beyond twelve weeks from hatch. Coops and runs must be at least twenty-five feet (25') from any dwelling other than the keeper's (5-5-3(D)(4)). Peafowl, guinea fowl, emus, ostriches, and cassowaries are prohibited outside the Idaho Falls Zoo (5-5-3(D)(5)). Eggs from permitted fowl may not be sold for profit unless allowed by the Zoning Code, and fowl meat may not be sold for profit (5-5-3(G)). Animals must be kept on premises (5-5-3(J)). Domesticated turkeys (5-5-3(E)) and rabbits (5-5-3(F)) are separately regulated.