Simpsonville has no chicken-specific ordinance, but Sec. 6-2 makes it unlawful to keep any fowl or domestic animal so as to become a nuisance through noise, odors, flies or filth. Coops must be kept clean and sanitary and cannot disturb neighbors.
Simpsonville City Code Sec. 6-2 governs fowl and domestic animals generally: it is unlawful to keep them so as to be or become a nuisance, or to disturb the peace of nearby residences through noise, noxious odors, flies or filth, and all stables, houses and barns must be kept clean with no manure accumulation. There is no separate flock-size cap, but the overall four-animal nuisance limit (Sec. 6-84) applies to lots under one acre. Owners letting animals run at large beyond their own land also violate Sec. 6-2(b). Zoning for the specific parcel may impose further limits; confirm with Planning & Codes.
Keeping fowl as a nuisance is unlawful under Sec. 6-2; misdemeanor punished per Sec. 1-9. Each continuing day may be treated as a separate offense.
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