Las Vegas, NV Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

LVMC 7.36 permits chickens on single-family residential lots inside the city. Up to 20 hens are allowed per lot, roosters are prohibited outright in residential zones, and coops must be at least 20 feet from any neighboring dwelling. Coops must be secured against predators — coyotes are common in Las Vegas neighborhoods — and kept clean to prevent odor and vector nuisance. Slaughter is prohibited on residential lots. Horses, goats, pigs, sheep and cattle are restricted to R-E (Rural Estate) and other agricultural zones. R-E zoning in Las Vegas requires a minimum 17,500 sf lot (roughly 0.4 acre) and permits one horse per 10,000 sf with larger-animal setbacks. Rural-estate pockets exist in the northwest near Floyd Lamb Park and the southwest near Pioneer Territory, but most of urban Las Vegas is not eligible. Bees are allowed with registered hive management; beekeepers must register with the Nevada Department of Agriculture and maintain water sources to reduce foraging range. Pot-bellied pigs can sometimes qualify as companion animals rather than livestock, but must be under a posted weight limit.