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Brag away! You EARNED it!! Thank you!! Here is the most recent draft...

The keeping of chickens on residential properties: No roosters are permitted. Free ranging chickens is not permitted. Limit of 8 chickens per lot. Chickens must be kept in the backyard/rear of the property. A minimum of four (4) square feet of space per chicken shall be provided in a securely...

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Thank you! I will add those recommendations :)

Okay, So I have a letter I plan to send to every council member, including the mayor, of my village soon. (They currently do not allow chickens on residential properties) The PDF is what I have so far... Any Suggestions/Edits/Changes you think I should make?? Please, keep in mind I am trying to...

There are some here on BYC that are concerned this would threaten their current laws which may have NO Limitations on the number of livestock you are allowed to have. I think the newest version of the bill covers this? Perhaps some of you could give it a read and give your opinions on it? Pg...

I suppose I am confused about the whole thing.. If these farms are currently not violating any laws, doesn't that section of the bill protect them?

Here is a thread specifically about HB 124 if you are interested: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/support-ohio-house-bill-124.1375850/#post-22617455

It had its first meeting with the Agriculture & Rural Development Comittee on Nov 18th 2020 and the latest version can be found there. http://ohiohouse.gov/committee/agriculture-and-rural-development

I See, so the whole thing would need to be reworded it seems.

Here you go (The latest version of the bill) You will find the answer here: Applicability of Local Regulations "The small livestock unit chart does not apply to a person if a local government, by law, allows the number of units of small livestock kept on a parcel of residential property to...

To clarify for you all :) The bill actually addresses this very issue. This bill will NOT change any laws that are currently in place for those already allowed to have livestock, this bill is only for cities/towns/districts who do not permit or ban small livestock... such as those in residential...

Are you referring to HB 124?

There are always garage kept quail?? 🤷‍♀️

No, I didn't mention it :( But the woman sounded pretty stern about her answer, so I doubt if anything I said would have helped. Same. I would have loved to see something in writing as well :(