Bowling Green Kentucky Chicken Ordinance
| Are Chickens Allowed in this location | Yes |
| Max Chickens Allowed | ZONING AND NOISE ORDINANCES APPLY |
| Roosters Allowed | Yes |
| Permit Required | No |
| Coop Restrictions | Fence in good repair to prevent poultry from escaping owner's property |
| City/Organization Contact name | Phone (270) 393-3000 1001 College Street Bowling Green, KY 42101 The City of Bowling Green, KY |
| Additional Information | No restrictions placed on amount of chickens and roosters you can keep as long as they don\\\'t become a nuisance. Only two ordinances on keeping poultry is as follows: Chapter 5-1 on ANIMAL CONTROL. Chapter 5-1.01 states: d. All crowing and non-crowing poultry: confinement shall mean by a fence in good repair, or structure of sufficient height and construction to prevent the poultry from leaving the owner\\\'s property. All gates or doors to the fence or structure shall fit properly and shall be locked or secured by a latch. Chapter 5-1.07 Poultry Restrictions states: It shall be unlawful for the owners of or those having control of poultry in the City to allow such poultry to run at large or off the premises of those owning or controlling same. 5-1.08 Animal Nuisances Prohibited a. Barking, Crowing, Howling, Yelping, Whining. Barks, crows, howls, yelps or whines loud enough to be heard beyond the premises of where it is kept or harbored; |
| Link for more Information | http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway....n=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:bowlinggreen_ky |
| Information Last Updated | 2010-04-28 10:46:04 |
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