Peoria, IL Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Peoria (pop. ~110,000, Peoria County) addresses livestock and fowl primarily through Chapter 5 of its Code of Ordinances at https://library.municode.com/il/peoria and through Appendix B (Zoning Ordinance). Unlike permissive Illinois cities such as nearby Pekin, Peoria has not enacted a backyard-chicken ordinance for standard residential districts. Livestock — including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, hogs, sheep, goats, cattle, and horses — is generally restricted to parcels zoned for agricultural use under Appendix B. The Illinois Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5/) at https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1735 governs statewide rabies vaccination, dangerous-animal designation, and animal-control administrator authority, but does not preempt Peoria's right to restrict livestock under home-rule authority granted by Article VII Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution. Property owners who want to keep poultry should confirm their zoning at the Community Development Department (309-494-8600) and consider that even on agricultural parcels, nuisance complaints about odor, noise, or sanitation can result in citations under the general property-maintenance provisions of Chapter 18.