In Toledo, up to six hens are allowed per single-family dwelling with no permit if coop rules are met (TMC 1705.11); roosters are banned. Other livestock needs a Toledo-Lucas County Health Department permit. Unincorporated areas follow township zoning.
Toledo Municipal Code 1705.11 lets residents keep up to six hens per single-family dwelling without a permit provided coop setbacks and sanitation rules are met; a permit through the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is needed only for keeping chickens in a non-conforming manner. Roosters and outdoor slaughtering in view of neighbors are prohibited. Larger livestock (hogs, cows, goats, ducks, geese) requires a Health Department permit inside the city. Ohio has no countywide zoning: in unincorporated Lucas County, townships regulate agricultural animals under ORC Chapter 519, and each city sets its own rule.
Keeping chickens without meeting the conditions, or keeping roosters or other livestock without a permit, is a municipal violation; the Health Department may revoke a permit on substantiated complaints.
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