Maplewood, Minnesota Chicken Ordinance
| Are Chickens Allowed in this location | Yes |
| Max Chickens Allowed | 10 |
| Roosters Allowed | No |
| Permit Required | Yes75. for intial permit. 50 for renewal |
| Coop Restrictions | Ordinance No. 913 (5) A separate coop is required to house the chickens. Coops must be constructed rendering, or composting.and maintained to meet the following minimum standards: (a) Located in the rear or side yard. (b) Setback at least five (5) feet from the rear or side property lines. (c) Interior floor space – four (4) square feet per bird. (d) Interior height – six (6) feet to allow access for cleaning and maintenance. (e) Doors – one (1) standard door to allow humans to access the coop and one (1) for birds (if above ground level, must also provide a stable ramp). (f) Windows – one (1) square foot window per ten (10) square feet floor space. Windows must be able to open for ventilation. (g) Climate control – adequate ventilation and/or insulation to maintain the coop temperature between 32 – 85 degrees Farenheit. (h) Nest boxes – one (1) box per every three (3) hens. 4 (i) Roosts – one and one-half (1 ½) inch diameter or greater, located eighteen (18) inches from the wall and two (2) to three (3) inches above the floor. (j) Rodent proof – coop construction and materials must be adequate to prevent access by rodents. (k) Coops shall be constructed and maintained in a workmanlike manner. (6) A run or exercise yard is required. (a) Runs must be constructed and maintained to meet the following minimum standards: 1) Location: rear or side yard. 2) Size: Ten (10) square feet per bird, if access to a fenced exercise yard is also available; sixteen (16) square feet per bird, if access to an exercise yard is not available. If the coop is elevated two (2) feet so the hens can access the space beneath, that area may count as a portion of the minimum run footprint. 3) Height: Six (6) feet in height to allow access for cleaning and maintenance. 4) Gate: One gate to allow human access to the run. 5) Cover: Adequate to keep hens in and predators out. 6) Substrate: Composed of material that can be easily raked or regularly replace to reduce odor and flies. (b) Exercise yards must be fenced and is required if the run does not provide at least sixteen (16) square feet per bird. Exercise yards must provide a minimum of one-hundred seventy-four (174) square feet per chicken. (7) Chickens must not be housed in a residential house or an attached or detached garage, except for brooding purposes only. (8) All premises on which hens are kept or maintained shall be kept clean from filth, garbage, and any substances which attract rodents. The coop and its surrounding must be cleaned frequently enough to control odor. Manure shall not be allowed to accumulate in a way that causes an unsanitary condition or causes odors detectible on another property. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in the officer removing chickens from the premises or revoking a chicken permit. (9) All grain and food stored for the use of the hens on a premise with a chicken permit shall be kept in a rodent proof container. (10) Hens shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance to the occupants of adjacent property. 5 (11) Dead chickens must be disposed of according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health rules which require chicken carcasses to be disposed of as soon as possible after death, usually within forty-eight (48) to seventy-two (72) hours. Legal forms of chicken carcass disposal include burial, off-site incineration or |
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| Additional Information | Leg banding required which identify the owner and owners address and telephone number. |
| Link for more Information | www.ci.maplewood.mn.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=2082 |
| Information Last Updated | May 6, 2013 |
NOTE: This information was submitted by a member of our chicken forum. Please make sure to double check that this information is accurate before you proceed with raising chickens. Learn more about local chicken laws and ordinances.
