Animal Ordinances in Lee County, AL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Lee County, Alabama.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Lee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Chickens & Livestock

Lee County's Zoning Regulations classify backyard chickens, poultry and livestock keeping as a "Hobby or recreational farm" or "Commercial farm" land use under Article III. Both are Permitted (P) by right in the Rural Preserve, Corridor and Rural Center districts and barred (N) in the Special District, but only in election beats that voted to adopt zoning.

Lee County Backyard Chickens and Livestock Rules

Few Restrictions

Lee County Zoning Regulations, Secs. 3.7 & 8.4(1)

Commercial farm. A large tract of land used for the commercial production, keeping or maintenance, for sale or lease, of plants and animals useful to man, including the following farming activities: ... poultry, including egg production but excluding poultry processing; livestock, such as beef cattle, sheep, goats, or any similar livestock, including the breeding and grazing of such animals but...

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Beekeeping

Lee County's Zoning Regulations do not treat beekeeping as its own use category; apiaries fall under "Commercial farm," which Section 8.4(1) expressly lists as including "bees and apiary products." That classification, and its hobbyist counterpart, is Permitted (P) by right in the Rural Preserve, Corridor and Rural Center districts and barred in the Special District.

Lee County Beekeeping and Apiary Zoning Rules

Few Restrictions

Lee County Zoning Regulations, Secs. 3.7 & 8.4(1)

Commercial farm. A large tract of land used for the commercial production, keeping or maintenance, for sale or lease, of plants and animals useful to man, including the following farming activities: ... bees and apiary products; ... Hobby or recreational farm. A large tract of land used for the production, keeping or maintenance of farm animals personally useful to the occupants of a dwelling o...

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