Gary Indiana Chicken Ordinance
| Are Chickens Allowed in this location | YES |
| Max Chickens Allowed | 4 |
| Roosters Allowed | NO |
| Permit Required | |
| Coop Restrictions | Poultry is kept within 200 feet of the dwelling house of any person other than the keeper or owner of the poultry. |
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| Additional Information | Below is the current code: Sec. 8-8. - Poultry and pigeons. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any poultry kept, possessed, or owned by that person to run at large upon any street, alley, or public place within the corporate limits of the city. (b) ... It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any poultry or pigeons or maintain any place where poultry or pigeons are kept, within 200 feet of the dwelling house of any person other than the keeper or owner of the poultry or pigeons. However, this section shall not apply to duly licensed poultry dealers under and pursuant to the laws of the state. (Code 1982, § 91.15; Ord. No. 2404) Here's the current code, when they say dwelling house it does NOT mean it has to be occupied. H Sec. 8-9. - Animals and bees near dwelling houses. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any animal of the horse, cattle, goat, sheep, swine, or rabbit kind within 200 feet of the dwelling house of any person other than the keeper or owner of the animals. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep bees within 200 feet of the dwelling house of any person other than the keeper or owner of the bees. (Code 1982, § 91.16; Ord. No. 404): |
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