Arkansas folks speak up.........

[beauclaymomma2]

Hey yall. I am in nw AR here. Near Huntsville. I have lots of birdies, chickens, ducks, turkeys, guineas, etc.

 

[juliechick]

and welcome to the Arkansas thread!

 

[juliechick]

Whoa! When did I become a Golden Feather Member!? Amanda, if that was you, thanks.

 

[arllcountrygirl]

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Julie - wish I could say it was me, but it wasn't.

 

[juliechick]

Well, then. Who done it? Could it be a mistake?

 

[Jarhead]

maybe you won a contest? usually they give those out to the winner and the 2 runners up, I think.

Welcome beauclaymomma2!

 

[Chicky Tocks]

They just awarded two of them for writing about why you love BYC. I know you didn't enter, but they were doing the upgrades today...maybe you got a courtesy upgrade!

 

[19Dawn76]

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Welcome!

 

[CATRAY44]

Hello there, Can anyone tell me if chickens are legal in the Fort Smith area?

 

[Jarhead]

Yes and no, it depends on your property. If you have a 1/2 acre lot or larger you can. Here are the codes for ft smith that deal with chickens:

Sec. 4-4. Fowl at large.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, possessing or having control of any chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guineas or other fowl to permit same to run at large within the city limits.
(Code 1976, § 4-4)

Sec. 4-8. Poultry animals and rabbits.
(a) It shall be unlawful to keep on any residentially zoned real property of less than one-half ( 1/2) acre or twenty-one thousand seven hundred eighty (21,780) square feet within the city any poultry animals or more than two (2) rabbits. If two (2) rabbits are kept, both rabbits shall be of the same sex or at least one of the rabbits shall be incapable of reproduction. School children actively enrolled in a 4-H, FHA or school-related projects involving the raising of chickens or rabbits shall be exempt from this section. Any person possessing a valid state or federal permit or license to possess wildlife shall also be exempt from this section.
(b) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall be subject to punishment as set forth in section 1-9 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 49-94, §§ 1, 2, 9-13-94; Ord. No. 30-00, 6-20-00)

Entire city code is here:
http://www.municode.com/Resources/gateway.asp?pid=10791&sid=4