Dogs & animal control — Woonsocket, Rhode Island

City of Woonsocket has 1 adopted ordinance on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

Woonsocket Zoning Ordinance — Backyard Chicken Keeping (Sec. 4.4) and Farm Animals (Sec. 6.13) adopted ordinance

leash rule	Hens must be confined between 9:00 PM and 8:00 AM; when not confined must be supervised, kept within enclosed fenced yard, and not allowed onto abutting property	Backyard Chicken Keeping (b)
max animals	no more than one (1) hen per eight hundred (800) square feet of total lot area with a maximum of five (5) hens on any one lot; no roosters	definition 'Backyard Chicken Keeping'

scout note

Farm animals prohibited in all zoning districts (no agricultural zoning). Backyard chicken keeping permitted as Special Use in R-1, R-2, R-3 only (no roosters, max 5 hens, coop setbacks, confinement rules).

Woonsocket Dog & Animal Laws (City Website)

Dog limits: max 3 dogs in single-family home, max 1 in apartment. Leash law required. Barking >15 minutes straight deemed Disturbing the Peace. Farm animals prohibited (no rabbits, cows, goats, pigs, roosters, sheep).