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How We Changed Our Chicken-Keeping Laws In February of 2009, Cati O'Keefe was keeping chickens in Montgomery OH, just four doors down from City Hall. Based on her own reading of the ordinances, she believed it was legal. One of her neighbors was so enthralled with her chickens that she asked...

Montgomery Ohio Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 6 Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions Coops and enclosures must not be visible from the street, must be screened from neighboring properties by fencing or...

Here is a sample letter to start the process to change chicken laws in your town: David Pepper Hamilton County Commissioner 138 E. Court St. Cincinnati OH 45202 cc: Greg Hartmann, Todd Portune, Russ Sparks December 9, 2009 Dear Commissioner Pepper, We are Hamilton County residents...

How We Changed Our City's Chicken Laws How To Get Started Changing Your City's Chicken Laws

How To Get Started Changing Your City's Chicken Laws Where do you even start when you want to change your city's chicken laws? 1. Find out exactly what your laws are. This is crucial; don't simply assume that because someone has told you that chickens aren't allowed that this is true. There...