How much is your license fee?

[sjmjrgkmg]

Hi all,
I live in a Rochester NY where we do need a license to keep chickens. I was appalled to find that the already steep (in my opinion) fee of $25/year was increased to $37 - plus we have to get it notarized, bringing the annual cost to about $40/year. A dog license is $7. I only keep four hens in my backyard, but the license application makes it sound like I'm running a business. I talked to the guy at city hall in charge of licensing, and he gave me a long winded speech about cost of responding to complaints, compliance, blah blah blah. So I'm going to city council with a suggestion about lowering the fee, but wanted to know how much it is in other urban (or suburban) areas. Am I whining over nothing? Are all of you paying this much as well? Thanks in advance for responding.
Sue

 

[Opa]

No fees here.

 

[YankeeRider]

No license required-no fee in our small Connecticut town.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

No licenses or fees of any sort.

 

[HEChicken]

Here no license is required for up to 5 hens. If you want to keep more than than, you can then apply for a license to keep up to 12 hens and that is $25 per year.

 

[Marbleheader]

$25 per year for as many as they'll let you have. We got our license in September, so the first $25 isn't going to far.

 

[Wifezilla]

None. I would lobby to get the fee in line with dogs or get it dropped all together.

 

[PlymouthRocker]

$25 for dogs, cats, horses, chickens - - - - EACH KIND gets charged $25 with no limit on how many in each category.

 

[sundance]

no fee for chickens and $10.00 rabies shots for dogs, which I gladly pay since we live so far back in the woods, to many wild animals. marrie

 

[SewingDiva]

$10 a year