Tangipahoa Parish, LA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Beyond the 500-foot setback and pre-construction permit in § 10-57, § 10-58 requires a separate operation permit from the parish health unit once an establishment houses more than 500 chickens or ten hogs whose combined weight exceeds 1,000 pounds; that permit is non-transferable and issued only to the responsible person. Section 10-59 lets the health unit suspend or revoke either permit if the premises become unsanitary or a nuisance, requiring flies and odors be controlled and manure disposed of so it doesn't create a nuisance, with untreated manure covered immediately unless spread on permanent pasture.

The separate livestock-acreage rule in § 10-60 bars keeping livestock on land smaller than one acre for the first animal plus a half acre per additional animal, but § 10-60(c) exempts animals housed in a barn, shed, pen or fenced area kept at least 100 feet from a neighbor's home used for human habitation. Section 10-60(d) allows the acreage restriction to be waived if more than 50 percent of property owners within a 300-foot radius sign a petition approving it, and § 10-60(e) limits the whole section to situations triggered by a written complaint identifying the complainant by name, address and phone number.