Salt Lake City, UT Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

City code lets residential lots keep up to fifteen hen chickens (roosters are banned) for producing eggs, provided the lot's principal use is a one-family, two-family, or multi-family dwelling. Chickens must stay inside a secure, covered, predator-resistant coop sized at 2 square feet per bird (6 square feet if they can't roam outside it), and the coop must sit in the rear yard at least 25 feet from any neighboring dwelling. A keeper must first get a permit from the office of animal services and agree in writing to follow these rules; the permit runs one year and is renewable. Larger livestock like goats, sheep, cows, and horses require a separate permit and are confined to land zoned agricultural.