Little Rock Arkansas Laws Regarding Rooster

[Stacy Marie]

According to the Animal Control Department in Little Rock, roosters are NOT allowed within the city limits. Chickens are allowed, but coops and chickens must be a minimum of 300’ from any residence and have 3 square foot per chicken over 4 months.

 

[SueT]

Hi Stacy...Welcome to BYC. Do you have a rooster?

 

[FlyWheel]

A 300' radius from the coop? Serious?? Unless you live in a football stadium it sounds like you're SOOL.

 

[CarolinesChicks]

According to the Animal Control Department in Little Rock, roosters are NOT allowed within the city limits. Chickens are allowed, but coops and chickens must be a minimum of 300’ from any residence and have 3 square foot per chicken over 4 months.

LR city ordinance found here: https://library.municode.com/ar/little_rock/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH6AN states that the smell must not be offensive for 300', but that chickens (and roosters are not singled out here) must have 3 square feet per bird over the age of 4 months. The coop has to be 5' from your home and 25' feet from your neighbors.

They tried to update this last year in 2016, but the measure never passed. That new measure would have still allowed for roosters though, as long as you were 1000' from neighbors.

 

[Urban homestead dreamer]

Hi there. I’m new here and we are trying to figure out if we are allowed to have some backyard chickens/goat in the otter creek neighborhood of Little Rock. I can’t seem to find my answers online

 

[Ohmyheart]

Hi there. I’m new here and we are trying to figure out if we are allowed to have some backyard chickens/goat in the otter creek neighborhood of Little Rock. I can’t seem to find my answers online

From the link above your post it looks like it's no to goats unless you have 300 feet between you and the neighbours. Are you in some sort of HOA? That might be what stops you.

 

[Urban homestead dreamer]

From the link above your post it looks like it's no to goats unless you have 300 feet between you and the neighbours. Are you in some sort of HOA? That might be what stops you.

Yes there is an Hoa, but it doesn’t say. And no one seems to know who lives there.

 

[CarolinesChicks]

Yes there is an Hoa, but it doesn’t say. And no one seems to know who lives there.

Have you checked the website: https://www.ottercreekhoa.com/? I know a few of the subdivisions near me (St. Charles, etc) do not allow "livestock" like chickens, but I am not sure about Otter Creek. I do know that goats are a no in the city limits. Good Luck!

 

[nwashburn]

Yes there is an Hoa, but it doesn’t say. And no one seems to know who lives there.

Would you think that LR City rules would trump HOA? I am having same issue but in WLR

 

[CarolinesChicks]

Would you think that LR City rules would trump HOA? I am having same issue but in WLR

HOA, I think, would trump LR as you sign a contract with the HOA when you buy your house (and pay your fees). You can petition your HOA to try to get special privileges.