Kenner, LA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Max chickens (lot under 1 acre)
- 3 birds
- Fowl on lots ≤ 2 acres
- Prohibited entirely
- Enclosure setback from buildings
- 25 feet minimum
- Setback from neighbor's residence
- 50 feet minimum
- Correction window
- 48 hours after notice
Summary
In the City of Kenner, no more than three chickens may be kept on a residential-subdivision lot under one acre, domestic fowl are barred entirely on lots of two acres or less, and any fowl kept must be penned at least 25 feet from any building and 50 feet from a neighbor's residence.
Sec. 4-9.1 - Keeping of domestic fowl. (a)The keeping of more than three (3) chickens within a recognized residential subdivision on a lot of less than one (1) acre is prohibited. (b)The keeping of domestic fowl is similarly prohibited in recognized residential subdivisions on lots of two (2) acres or less. ... (2)It shall be the duty of every person raising or keeping domestic fowl on private property, to keep them in a pen, coop or enclosure. Such pen, coop or enclosure shall be constructed in such manner that the fowl shall be confined within such pen, coop or enclosure at all times. Such pen, coop or enclosure shall be at a distance of at least twenty-five (25) feet from any and every building or structure used for sleeping, dining, living or working and minimum of fifty (50) feet from any residence other than that of the owner. ... (d)The provisions of this section shall apply upon receipt of complaint to the director of inspection and code enforcement. When a violation is determined to exist, the owner or keeper shall be ordered to correct the violation within forty-eight (48) hours of receiving such notice.
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 4-9.1(a) caps chicken-keeping at three birds on a lot smaller than one acre within a recognized residential subdivision, and subsection (b) bars domestic fowl entirely, meaning any number, on subdivision lots of two acres or less. Where fowl are allowed, subsection (c) requires them confined to the owner's property at all times in a pen, coop, or enclosure built so the birds cannot escape, sited at least 25 feet from any building used for sleeping, dining, living, or working and at least 50 feet from any residence other than the owner's.
Those enclosures must be kept sanitary and cleaned regularly to prevent odor, vermin, or debris nuisances, adequate food, water, shelter, and housing must be provided, and owners are liable for any nuisance or damage the birds cause to neighbors. Enforcement under subsection (d) begins upon a complaint to the director of inspection and code enforcement; once a violation is confirmed, the owner or keeper gets 48 hours to correct it, and failing to do so can result in a summons to appear in magistrate court, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more than three chickens on a sub-acre lot, keeping any domestic fowl on a lot of two acres or less, or failing to meet the 25-foot/50-foot enclosure setbacks, triggers a 48-hour correction notice from the director of inspection and code enforcement under Sec. 4-9.1(d); failure to correct within that window can lead to a magistrate court summons, with each continuing day a separate violation.
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