All Ordinances & what they do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
With the 2.0 update comes new content, including Island Ordinances. Here’s how they work in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
After months of silence and a lack of fresh content, Nintendo revealed that several new additions would be arriving in New Horizons inthe 2.0 updateon August 17, 2025, including never-before-seen villagers, mechanics like cooking, and more.
Ordinances are also returning, first seen in New Leaf on the 3DS. Here’s everything you need to know about them in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including what each one does.
Ordinances in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
In short, Island Ordinances affect the way your town operates. They range from changing your stores’ opening and closing time, to making your economy stronger. They’re essentially Nintendo’s way of catering to multiple playstyles and making sure people who work full-time in real life, for example, can still get the most out of the game.
Here’s every Ordinance in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and what each one does:
To implement or change an Ordinance, speak to Isabelle in your Resident Services building. In New Leaf, they cost20,000 Bells to enactso it’s presumed it’ll be similar in New Horizons.
And there you have it! All you need to know about Island Ordinances inAnimal Crossing. Looking for more tips and tricks covering all things New Horizons? Take a look at our other guides:
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