Maple Grove, MN Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed zones
- R-A and R-1 only
- R-1 minimum lot
- 1 acre required
- R-1 (1-1.5 ac)
- 6 large fowl per 0.5 unit
- R-2 through R-5
- Poultry and livestock barred
- Governing section
- Sec. 6-30(b)-(c), (g)
Summary
Maple Grove, Minnesota allows poultry, fowl, and livestock only in R-A and R-1 zoned property, capping the number of birds or animals with an acreage-based animal-unit schedule.
(b)R-A district...no person shall maintain any animal population, exclusive of dogs and cats, which exceeds one animal unit per acre... Poultry/fowl/bird families (of a size larger than the ordinary pigeon) except emu and ostrich — 25 head = 1 unit. (c)R-1 district...At least one acre but less than 1.5 acres: Poultry/fowl/bird families (of a size larger than the ordinary pigeon) except emu and ostrich — 6 head = 0.5 unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 6-30(b)-(c) limits chickens and other poultry to the R-A and R-1 zoning districts, using an animal-unit formula of one unit per acre (R-A) that scales with lot size. In R-1, a lot needs at least one acre before any poultry is allowed, and the schedule tightens further: one to 1.5 acres permits six large fowl (bigger than a pigeon) per 0.5 unit or 12 smaller fowl per 0.5 unit; two acres or more permits two large fowl per 0.5 unit or up to 25 smaller birds per 0.5 unit. Sec. 6-30(g) bars poultry and livestock in the R-2 through R-5 districts, restricting those zones to traditional house pets.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the animal-unit schedule, or keeping poultry or livestock in an R-2 through R-5 district, violates Sec. 6-30 and is enforced as a code violation by the community service officer.
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