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Okay, hear this as coming from someone who is not versed in all the ins and outs, but what about a class action suit against MDARD and the municipalities that refuse to follow the RTFA?

Oh and I was told I had to pay $125 for an appeal to the village. That just doesn't seem right to me.

I think Wingless definitely has the right approach with getting MDARD back in line with the law. And that we as a group have the best chance of that. Where does it specifically say that livestock production facilities are ONLY more than 5000 laying hens (or 50 animal units, right?) because...

Wasn't there also a parenthetical footnote on one of the court cases where the judge basically said, "We don't like it, and we think it needs to be changes legislatively, but the way the law is currently written the urban chicken folks are protected under the RTFA." (totally my paraphrase...

So, how do I get the Village to understand then when MDARD is telling them the opposite. Wayne Whitman at MDARD specifically cited your case Vikki and said that it was only because you were rural and the suburbs grew up around you that you were protected under GAAMP and the RTFA. Ugh. Vikki, I...

Ugh. The village informed me today that they were following through on their original letter about the chickens and that they had to be gone by tomorrow or face prosecution. They have not responded to my original response or said why I am not covered under RTFA or dispute my assertions at all...

Well I dropped off me letter and supporting documents. The Village secretary was pretty stunned. She said she would give it to the building inspector, since he deals with it and she will send me a written decision before my 7 days are up. So we shall see...

Also, I am working on my chicken notebook. If anyone has what they have in theirs that they would be willing to share, my email is thewaggonerfamily at gmail dot com. I tried emailing some people who psted they were willing to share and either they don't come here anymore or they didn't...

We got a letter from the Village (and to be clear we are "in town" on a 1/3 of an acre double lot in a VERY rural area. We live a 1/2 block from the elevator and there are more combines going down the main street we live on than cars most summer days. My teens go "Cruising" on tractors with...