Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
Beginning June 8, 2020 the Building Inspection plan review and zoning review counters will be open to the public by appointment only.
For information about scheduling an appointment and other Building Inspection services please see the Building Inspection Coronavirus (COVID-19) page.
View all impacts to City service on the City's COVID-19 website.
Obtaining a City of Madison Chicken License
1. Complete the notification requirements based on property type:
- For an owner occupied single family home, notification isn't required.
- A single-family home with renters, notify the property owner and all residents.
- A two, three, or four family home, notify the property owner and all residents of the property.
- A museum, school or day care center, notify the owner or operator of the property.
Note: Notification is not required for annual license renewal.
2. Register with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Fill out the free "Livestock Premises Registration Application."
- Complete the form online
- Or print it, fill it out, and fax it to (608) 224-5034?
- Once registered, you have a registration number.
3. Complete the application for a chicken license.
Online
Please note: To apply online, you'll need a digital copy of your Livestock Premises Registration.
- Log in to your account on the City of Madison Licenses & Permits portal to fill out this application. If you don’t have an account, register for one now.
- Go to the Licenses/Registrations tab and click on Apply for a License/Registration.
- Choose Treasurer - Chicken Owner Registration, and continue through the application.
By Mail or In Person
Mail or bring in your completed application, a copy of your Livestock Premises Registration, and $10 to the City Treasurer's Office. The City Treasurer's Office is in Room 107 of the City County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Note: You must apply for your chicken license within 30 days of acquiring chickens. You must renew your license annually, before January 1 of each year. The license year begins January 1 and ends on December 31.
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Resources
Forms and Applications
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Resources for Raising Chickens in the City
Contact
Remember, if you're unsure, ask the Zoning Staff
- (608) 266-4551
A-Z Services
- A
- Additions to a Home - One & Two Family Residential
- Attic - alterations or conversions
- B
- Basement - alterations or conversions
- Bathroom - alterations
- Beekeeping
- C
- Central Air Conditioner - install
- Chickens (Raising)
- D
- Deck - build
- Demolition of Structures
- Development Services Center
- Door Replacement
- Dwelling Units, Change Number of - 1 & 2 Family Residential
- Dwelling Units, Change Number of - Other Residential
- E
- Electrical Work, All
- Exterior Building & Property Complaints
- F
- Fence - install or replace
- Furnace - install
- G
- Garage - build or replace
- Garage - demolish
- Graffiti Enforcement
- H
- Home Heating and Cold Weather Safety
- Hot Tub, Whirlpool, Spa - install
- Hourly Living Wage
- House (1 & 2 Family) - New Construction
- Housing Complaint
- I
- Interior Property Complaints
- J There are no listings.
- K
- Kitchen - alterations
- L There are no listings.
- M
- Multi-Family Residential - New Construction
- N
- Non-Residential - New Construction
- O
- Occupancy Standards
- P
- Parking Lot
- Plumbing
- Q There are no listings.
- R
- Rent Abatement
- Rental Property Emergency Contact
- Roofing - Reroof your house or garage
- S
- Screened Porch
- Security Deposits and Rent Credits
- Shed - build or replace
- Shed - demolish
- Siding - replace on house or garage
- Signs & Street Graphics
- Snow Enforcement
- Snow Sidewalk Clearing
- Solar Energy System - install
- Street Occupancy
- Swimming Pool
- T
- Tavern Capacities
- U There are no listings.
- V There are no listings.
- W
- Water Heater - install
- Water Softener - install
- Weights & Measures, New Business
- Windows & Frames - replace
- Wisconsin DFI Interest Rates
- X There are no listings.
- Y There are no listings.
- Z There are no listings.
Translation Services
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