Tigard, OR Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Chapter 6.02, Article VII (Ordinance 22-09) sets the keeping rules for livestock in the City of Tigard. Section 6.02.610 defines livestock as honeybees and animals kept outside that produce milk, meat, wool, honey or eggs and can be kept humanely in urban backyards. Common household pets and exotic animals are excluded. A livestock keeper is anyone who harbors, cares for or exercises control over livestock.

The flat prohibition is on roosters over three months old. Every other animal is allowed if the facility rules are met. A livestock facility is a shelter, meaning a roofed structure such as a coop, hutch, animal carrier or cage, plus a run or yard, meaning a fenced area that gives access to the outdoors and prevents escape. Runs and yards must be fenced with materials designed to safely contain the specific livestock being kept, and multiple species are allowed within a single facility.

Shelters must be located a minimum of five feet away from all lot lines and public access easements and within a fenced run or yard. An individual shelter can be a maximum of 15 feet in height and 528 square feet in size, and multiple shelters are allowed. Shelters can be permanently fixed or not, but a fixed shelter cannot push the lot past the maximum lot coverage of the base zone. Livestock must be inside a shelter during non-daylight hours.

Care duties follow. Animals believed to have a contagious disease must be examined by a licensed veterinarian and the keeper must follow all veterinary instructions until the animal is declared free of disease. Feed must be stored in a lidded container so it does not become a nuisance, and no person can dye or color any fowl or rabbit under three months of age. Keepers must also remediate valid complaints, including vermin and noxious odors, in a timely manner.