$675 fee plus $75 per year to keep chickens?

[nnbreeder]

And you have to have a permit to have a garden? From the wording it really sounds like these may have been written for a commercial application. See when these ordinances were passed and then look up the minutes of those council meetings to see if that was their intent. Could be a start.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

I thought the word "livestock" meant 4-legged animals.

Bantams' eggs are not commercially viable (too small), and neither is their meat. So even if you're not selling anything concerning bantams, they really can't be thought of as sustaining your family. They are most certainly pets.

 

[All about the EGG]

Why do anything??? If he says no one has complained, then forget about it. Wait for them to call YOU.

 

[oparea]

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Just wanted to see what you guys thought about the wording so I could be prepared in the future in case I did get "the call"

 

[SpottedCrow]

They're basically saying your house is a farm because you have chickens...
I pay $5 for a full year and I'm zone R1 also.

This is the definition of Domesticated Animal from my town ordinances:

Domesticated Animal - Any animal occurring naturally or historically in the United States, that through
long association with humans, has been bred to a degree which has resulted in genetic changes
affecting the temperament, color, conformation or other attributes of the species to the extent that
makes it unique and different from wild animals of its kind. (aka not domesticated)

You can't compare a Silkie to a Red Jungle Fowl...

 

[Squeaky]

Hmm.

All livestock is domesticated. Even ostrich and buffalo that have been raised by humans know who feeds them and how to make nice.

If a chicken is supposedly "livestock", that is to say, something related closely to an animal used for food, wool, milk, or leather, then dogs are livestock too, are they not?

The Aztecs used to have Chihuahua-like hairless dogs they raised for food, and in parts of Asia dogs and cats are still eaten. The word "budgerigar" is from an Australian Aboriginal phrase for "good to eat", and parrots are regularly hunted for food by some indigenous South American tribes.

However, the evidence suggests that in China domesticated fowl were *not* used for food originally, and were kept as pets or for religious purposes.

Where would horses fit in to all this: they were never raised for food, leather, milk or meat. They were for transportation, until the automobile made them obsolete. So now the only reason to keep horses is for entertainment. They are therefore not livestock and you can have one in your living room.

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

d.k :

* For that kind of money, I think I'd first make it worth my while and go out and get myself at least 1O more chickens!

At least 10. And some roosters, if ya dont already have them​

 

[yellowdragon]

d.k :

* For that kind of money, I think I'd first make it worth my while and go out and get myself at least 1O more chickens!

I say 20 more.

. I have over 70.​

 

[MagsC]

Erg.

Thats a ridiculous amount of money for a permit! Makes me wonder how they arrived to THAT particular amount? To stop people from having chickens?

 

[oparea]

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Yeah the inspector was like, "Most people don't apply for the permit they just get rid of the chickens because of the cost"