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  1. wingless

    SouthEast Michigan: Where can you raise chickens and where can you not

    My personal opinion is that the RTFA should protect you, based on what the law says and on how the courts have interpreted it. However, if you are a "Category 4" site MDARD will almost certainly not recognize this, and neither will your township. In that case you would have to go to court to...
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    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    Here is a link to an extension website with general information: http://articles.extension.org/pages/33350/poultry-processing-regulations-and-exemptions And a link to an extension website with Michigan-specific information (scroll down to Michigan)...
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    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    Yes, I spoke to the author of the original, 2014 piece yesterday. She said there are pages that search for previously viral articles, and then just run them again in the hopes of getting a lot of hits on their site, and making a lot of money. Nothing has changed with Michigan's Right to...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Hey everyone! Sitting here with RaZ reading all the messages. RaZ is looking great, and is busy expending all his humor here on unsuspecting staff!
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Just spoke to RaZ's doctor. Surgery went very well, and he is now recovering in the ICU.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Yes, surgery is today. I picked RaZ up at 4:45, we were at UM by 5:30, and he went back to pre-op around 6. Surgery began around 7, and he is expected to be back there until late afternoon. Will definitely let you all know how he's doing as soon as he comes out.
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    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    This entire thread is about Michigan's Right to Farm Act, which in 1999 was amended to prohibit the use of zoning to interfere with those farmers who are commercial (for example, by selling some eggs), and which follow applicable GAAMPs. Since then there have been 4 court cases involving farms...
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    WARREN, MI backyard chicken laws?

    Look, these kinds of discussions very quickly become cumbersome, so I'll stick to what seem to be the most important points. You said this: If the local government is following the Category 4 GAAMP a rule that in black and white grants them the authority to pass laws restricting farming...
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    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    Hey everybody - At one time this was a very active thread where important issues around Right to Farm in Michigan were discussed. One reason it isn't as active anymore is because many of us moved on to form the Michigan Small Farm Council so we could advocate for these issues not only in this...
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    WARREN, MI backyard chicken laws?

    MeepBeep, you've raised a lot of questions, and I'll address each one with apologies for the length of this response. 1. You said: "No that says local government can't pass laws that extend or revise the RTFA, it does not state they can't pass laws prohibiting farming outside of what is...
  11. wingless

    WARREN, MI backyard chicken laws?

    This is the part of Michigan's Right to Farm Act that DOES prevent local governments from prohibiting farming: "(6) Beginning June 1, 2000, except as otherwise provided in this section, it is the express legislative intent that this act preempt any local ordinance, regulation, or resolution...
  12. wingless

    LAWS IN MICHIGAN

    Check out the Michigan Small Farm Council. Those of us who created the council all met here on BYC on the Michigan Right To Farm Thread, years ago, and have been working on this issue for several years. Check out that thread...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I hope folks will open up this survey and fill it out. It's really quick, and if all goes well it will mean the state will have another processor for independent producers in Michigan, which is a rare thing. The goal is to help producers sell more locally grown poultry, so consumers can...
  14. wingless

    Are you a chicken smuggler in Shelby Township, Michigan?

    Suzinka, one of the most important Right to Farm cases was fought in Shelby Twp, and demonstrated that Right to Farm protects even in residentially zoned areas. You do have to be commercial, which means you need to sell at least a few eggs and get receipts. And, you have to follow applicable...
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    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    Hi there, cobhousedreamer, and welcome to BYC! There are a couple of schools of thought on your situation. Most folks on this thread (and I am one) would argue that the state-level Right to Farm Act protects your right to keep chickens, as long as you sell something (like eggs), and as long...
  16. wingless

    SouthEast Michigan: Where can you raise chickens and where can you not

    If you want a letter from the state acknowledging that you are compliant you need to contact the RTF program at MDARD. Details about what you can do to expedite the process are here: https://www.michigansmallfarmcouncil.org/gaamps.html
  17. wingless

    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    I agree that MDARD will help if you meet their criteria. The problem is that the law protects a whole lot more people than MDARD will admit to. To my way of thinking, every time MDARD tries to convince an individual or a township or a municipality that someone isn't protected because they are...
  18. wingless

    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    Since the last amendment to the Michigan RTF in 1999, the Appeals Court has four times heard cases involving farm operations in residentially zoned areas: Padgett v Mason County (2003): Village of Rothbury v Double JJ Resort Ranch (2004); Papesh v Shelby Charter Twp (2005); and Papadelis v Troy...
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    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    Riverdale, RTF is used routinely to protect CAFOs in Michigan. There is one old family farm that I know of in Lenawee County that is now surrounded by CAFOs, and is expected to tolerate the smell of 90 million gallons of liquid manure on any given day. That is what RTF has done in Michigan...
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    Michigan Right to Farm Law, what does it mean?

    Riverdale, no one is disputing that RTF protects centennial farms like yours from suburban encroachment. But the fact remains that the 1999 amendment was written so broadly that it covers everyone who meets RTF criteria, regardless of the size or place of their operation; there is simply no...
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