Shakopee allows up to six hens with a license and no roosters; Savage and Prior Lake permit backyard hens with coop setbacks. On unincorporated land, Zoning Ordinance No. 3 sets animal numbers by acreage using animal units.
Rules turn on the city. Shakopee permits up to six hens with a roughly $40 annual license and no roosters. Savage allows backyard chickens with a coop no larger than ten square feet per bird and under six feet tall, set at least ten feet from the property line and 50 feet from a neighbor's home, screened by a fence or buffer. Prior Lake allows a small number of hens in residential zones with setbacks and coop standards; Jordan's rules differ, so confirm locally. In unincorporated Scott County, Chapter 9 of Zoning Ordinance No. 3 ties livestock numbers to productive acreage in animal units, and genuine farms have broad room. HOAs commonly ban all poultry.
Keeping roosters or exceeding the hen limit in a city, or running livestock on a lot without the acreage its zoning district requires, brings a zoning correction notice, fines, and possible animal removal.
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