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    Minnetrista Minnesota Residents - Support Changing Our City Code

    Hello, My name is Joe and our family moved to Minnetrista, MN about 3 years ago. Coming from Minnetonka we didn't think twice about this smaller (more rural) town allowing us to raise a backyard flock. To our surprise, about 3 months in a nosey neighbor decided we "might have chickens" and...
  2. Preston Bowslaugh

    Owning game birds LAWS

    In Ontario, Canada, laws regulating the ownership of game birds are primarily governed by both provincial and federal regulations that aim to protect wildlife and promote sustainable hunting practices. Individuals who wish to own game birds, such as pheasants, quail, or partridges, typically...
  3. D

    Murrayville IL

    I’ve been looking into buying a home in Murrayville but it all depends on if I’m allowed to own chickens and or ducks. I can’t find any info online as to if they are allowed, does anyone know if Murrayville allows them?
  4. Pekin Duck Lover

    HOA Laws!!!

    Hello everyone! I just joined this community, and I ordered 6 Pekin Ducks eggs and I have an incubator ready. However…there is a big issue… My neighborhood HOA prohibits poultry (so not cool). I recently moved and I’m staying at another house while my floors are being done, and after coming back...
  5. N

    Help me change the law in Live Oak, TX

    Hello everyone, I recently moved to Live Oak, TX and found out today chickens are not allowed in city limits. I am wondering if anyone else lives here and if so would you join me in making a change to allow chickens? I am doing research now on how to make a new ordinance to consider along with...
  6. F

    Sample letter to board for law/ordinance change

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone has samples of letters they have written to their local board for a allowing chickens and/or for ordinance/law change to allow them? Thanks!
  7. 24Elsinore

    Cackle Hatchery Easter Egger Trademark Filing

    So this doesn't have to do specifically with local ordinances but it is a legal matter that is in the realm of the forum. I noticed on Cackle Hatchery's website that they claim to have a trademark on the term "Easter Egger". From the brief, laymen search on the US Patent Office Website...
  8. Malfean

    Anything to be done?

    Ok, so here's the story. About 2 months ago, someone in my town (about 1 mile away) had bought some chickens and a coop and put them in the yard. Because they're on a corner, everyone could see the coop. Local kids loved it, etc... However, they had a rooster. So they attracted obvious...
  9. Mooocoow7

    Rules for a 2.5 acre plot in placer county California.

    I haven't been able to find anything on the rules for a 2.5 acre property in the middle of nowhere in placer county. They don't have anything about it that I could find.
  10. PhillyDelcoChix

    May need to rehome 8 hens due to neighbors

    Just putting it out there now. We’ve had complaints to our township about having chickens. If we lose our case, I want to rehome them with someone who raises laying hens, not for butchering or something weird. We’re located in south eastern PA, about 15 miles outside of Philadelphia PA. Any...
  11. M

    San bernardino and riverside county, CA duck laws?

    Hi all! We made the decision to move to either San bernardino County or riverside county. We are going to focus on just ducks and we're wondering what the laws were. I can't find anything on ducks on their websites
  12. TSArmendarez

    Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law

    So. Before I begin, I must openly admit that this is all my fault. As a recent first time home owner, I was ecstatic and jumped into getting my 6 chicken flock with both feet. I did not check zoning. There are a few other people in the neighborhood that have chickens, and at one time a lady up...
  13. J

    Bringing birds to the beach

    I'm wondering if there are any laws against bringing some of my Quail to the beach I'm going to bring a small chicken tractor made for quails to the beach and let them dust bathe in the sand. I live in Jupiter Florida and it would be greatly appreciated if someone had a source on any rules...
  14. CDC Links Salmonella "Outbreak" To BYChickens

    CDC Links Salmonella "Outbreak" To BYChickens

    According to the American Center for Disease Control (CDC) there is currently an "Outbreak" of salmonella poisoning in the USA. The CDC posted their conclusions, May 16, 2019, on their official website found here: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-05-19/index.html READ THIS...
  15. Egg Laws in the U.S.A

    Egg Laws in the U.S.A

    We all like our eggs but what happened when we have more than we can eat? Well we want to sell them of course so! Selling eggs supplements cost of caring for our birds. You may want to get out there right away and start selling right? Well what if I told you that in the United States that there...
  16. A_Fowl_Guy

    Local egg laws for the U.S.A.

    Alabama Code of Alabama – Title 2: Agriculture – Section 2-12-1 – Definitions Alabama Department of Agriculture Animal Industry Administrative Code Alaska Alaska Shell Egg Regulation Safe Egg Handling for Small Egg Laying Flocks and Operations Arizona Title 3 – Agriculture Article 9 – Egg and...
  17. T

    Permit Application for Chicken Process - How Many Days...

    Can I hear from any members that have gone thru the permitting process to keep chickens? I want to know how long it took starting from the date the application was submitted until approval or rejection. thank you
  18. H

    Taneytown, MD: Chickens

    Greetings! My goal is to request that the district regulations that contain animal husbandry as prohibited, instead allow for a small flock of hens within city limits of Taneytown, MD. Currently there is no animal husbandry allowed in the residential districts. I spoke with the Director of...
  19. wildela

    List of Texas cities that allow chickens

    Hi all I live in El Lago, TX and am working getting the ordinances that prohibit backyard chickens changed. I am utilizing some of the great information already shared on BYC, and I thank you all for the hard work you have done. One thing I cannot find is a good list of towns/cities in Texas...
  20. M

    Backyard Chickens Legal in Hernando, MS

    I have attempted to research this and never got a clear answer. So... is a small backyard chicken coop legal in Hernando, MS?
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