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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    We are all in this together~ I can use help spreading the word as well- Thanks!
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    In 2011, I founded the Backyard Chickens Alliance of Cobb County to change the forty year zoning ordinance that banned poultry on property that is less than two acres. With the hard work and dedicated efforts of a small group of people over two years, the Board of Commissioners agreed to allow...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    We are working hard to legalize poultry in Cobb County. I encourage everyone here to Please use this new easy-to-use form to tell the Commissioners that you support Backyard Chickens- on any size property! It doesn't matter if you live in Cobb County or not~ Thanks...
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    The Bill is in the Rules Committee, waiting to be put on the Debate Calender. We need people to lobby their legislators! www.gafoodrights.org
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    House Bill 853 passed in Committee this morning- we lost roosters but gained honeybees. We still need help & support as this was just the first hurdle. Here is a link to the Georgia Legislators- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ap9Pzl3UYCFrdEw0ajNoSFcwUXNrYUxzVXVmQUdzMmc
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    House Bill 853 was introduced into the House last week by Rep Earl Ehrhart. It says: No county, municipality, consolidated government, or local government authority shall prohibit or require any permit for the growing or raising of food crops or chickens or rabbits in home gardens, coops, or...
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    This week, Rep Earl Ehrhart introduced House Bill 853, aka the Georgia Right to Grow Bill. It is now in the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee. Please, contact ALL of the members listed above and tell them to pass this Bill. I heard that they are voting next Wednesday, 2/8. This is our...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Another family in Cobb County is going to loose their hens due to a Zoning Ordinance. Please support the Right to Grow Act at www.gafoodrights.org so that EVERYONE in Georgia can enjoy chickens! Please don't take your rights for granted!
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    I could not agree with you more! Apathy sets in on a local level & the next thing you know, your rights are gone. I live in Cobb County, population of 700,000 people. You are hard pressed to see 50 people at a Board of Commissioners meeting. One commissioner here told us that if we wanted fresh...
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    Senate Leader Chip Rogers supports this bill. It has a ways to go- we have to get it out of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. Rep Tom McCall is the chairman and he fully supports it, as does Rep Terry England. There are 21 members on that committee. Oh look, there they are...
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    Thank you! Keep me posted of any feedback you receive. I am tracking the legislators. Currently the bill is in the house, and we have six yes and one no. Of course, the no is my representative! LOL!
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I just found out that that the City of Rome is considering 'allowing' it's citizens to own up to FOUR whole chickens. wow. It is more than I am allowed in Cobb County (0), but it is still crazy as a bed-bug~ Anyone here from Rome or the Rome area?
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    Please, help me get the word out- call or e-mail your local representatives. I have a couple of pages on Facebook as well as a website- www.gafoodrights.org Thanks!
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    This is the Largest group of chicken owners in Georgia- Please check out this article on The Right to Grow. http://northeastcobb.patch.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor-zoning-ordinances-should-not-ban-the-right-to-grow Thanks!
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    Georgia needs help passing State-wide Chicken Law

    http://northeastcobb.patch.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor-zoning-ordinances-should-not-ban-the-right-to-grow
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