I quoted the law (before it was an amendment) in my challenge to my city and ended up with a permit for 85 chickens and 5 roosters.
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I quoted the law (before it was an amendment) in my challenge to my city and ended up with a permit for 85 chickens and 5 roosters.
Some people are just un happy no matter what you doI would really like to see this challenged in the city of Ballwin. All of my neighbors except one have agreed to allow me to raise chickens. I only wanted two hens. The one who is not cooperative has reported me to the city(I did try to keep two hens), he said the city did nothing because they were too lazy to enforce their own laws, then he proceeded to inform me that I had two days to get rid of my chickens or he would get a subpoena for me to appear before a judge with the county to explain myself in court. My neighbor is a St Louis County Police Officer who informed me that they are a health risk and against the law. I would love to see the city of Ballwin change its stance on Urban chickens. It does allow chickens on two acres or more, but there are only a half dozen residential plots(old farms) in the entire city that are actually that size. I live on a little more than a half acre with a privacy fence, I built a 10X12X7 completely closed coop with a foot of sand for substrate. There has never been any odor or any chickens escaping from my yard. I would be happy to pay a fee for a permit, I just wish my neighbor would mind his own business and stop policing me.
You're required to get a permit if the coop is within 100 ft of an occupied dwelling. Are you in an urban part of KC, or do you have some space? I'm in midtown and my coop gets moved all over the yard. There are 10 house within 100 ft. Under current law, I would need approval from all 10 households to be granted a permit. That's insane. No one asked me if it was ok if they got a huge barking dog or that cat that jumps on my car and digs in my garden. All I want is to keep a few small hens that stay in an enclosure most of the time. These laws are just crazy.
In the Missouri primary elections last week, Missourians voted on whether or not a "Right to Farm" Amendment should be added to the state's constitution (read the amendment here: http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2014ballot/HJRNos117.pdf). For better or worse, it passed. It occurred to me today that local chicken ordinances (and a host of other local restrictions relating to urban agriculture/homesteading) may now be deemed unconstitutional in the state. I found this awesome legal analysis of the amendment and its potential impacts: http://cosgrovelawllc.com/legal-ana...m-constitutional-amendment-1-hj-res-nos-11-7/
I'm curious, what do folks think? Could this impact the legality of chicken laws in Missouri cities? Any attorneys out there??