Prince George's County permits backyard chickens only in specific residential and agricultural zones with minimum lot sizes. Roosters are barred in residential areas, and larger livestock is generally limited to agricultural-zoned acreage.
Keeping fowl is a zoning matter administered by the M-NCPPC Planning Department. Chickens are allowed in the R-O-S, O-S, R-E, R-A, and R-R zones, with R-R lots required to exceed 20,000 square feet; smaller lots (R-80, R-55, and R-R at 20,000 sq ft or less) need a Special Permit from the Planning Board. Roosters are not permitted in residential areas. R-A (Agricultural-Residential) requires a minimum of two acres for broader livestock. Under the county animal code, the animal hobby permit (Sec. 3-148.02) does not apply to the keeping of farm animals, fish, or birds, so poultry limits are set by zoning rather than by the hobby-permit cap.
Zoning violations can bring notices of violation, abatement orders, and fines; keeping prohibited roosters or exceeding zone allowances triggers enforcement.
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