Camden, Ohio (Preble County)

[Fishychix]

Crap. I did read it right.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

"This provision effectively allows a person to keep more small livestock on their property than the person would otherwise be allowed under the bill if authorized by a local authority. For example, if a municipal corporation allows a person to keep chickens and does not restrict the number of chickens that the person may keep, the restrictions established in the small unit livestock chart would not apply."

I just spoke to a lawyer friend and he says that if this passes that means the city must actively permit larger numbers in the texts of their ordinances and if they do not then it defaults to this laws maximum.

 

[Fishychix]

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 exceed a ratio of one small livestock unit per one acre of residential property, and the person is in Office of Research and Drafting LSC Legislative Budget Office P a g e | 4 H.B. 124 As Introduced compliance with that law.5 This provision effectively allows a person to keep more small livestock on their property than the person would otherwise be allowed under the bill if authorized by a local authority. For example, if a municipal corporation allows a person to keep chickens and does not restrict the number of chickens that the person may keep, the restrictions established in the small unit livestock chart would not apply."

file:///home/chronos/u-dcef389e52c4dbec3813f5f7cb18eba52c40329d/MyFiles/Downloads/H0124-I-CORRECTED-133%20(2).pdf

Ehere did you find a corrected version?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Ehere did you find a corrected version?

No you were still reading it right.

The good news is that it's not a popular bill that hasn't advanced in years. Thanks for putting it on my radar though. I'm going to watch it.

 

[Stephie-Pie]

"This provision effectively allows a person to keep more small livestock on their property than the person would otherwise be allowed under the bill if authorized by a local authority. For example, if a municipal corporation allows a person to keep chickens and does not restrict the number of chickens that the person may keep, the restrictions established in the small unit livestock chart would not apply."

I just spoke to a lawyer friend and he says that if this passes that means the city must actively permit larger numbers in the texts of their ordinances and if they do not then it defaults to this laws maximum.

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

 

[Stephie-Pie]

Ehere did you find a corrected version?

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

 

[Fishychix]

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

Thanks

 

[Fishychix]

Like so many things, it sounds great initially, until you get to the details

 

[ChocolateMouse]

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

Yes. The bill is disguised as a protections bill but it functions as a bill limiting animal ownership to people with only XL large properties or explicitly zoned agriculture (think row crops and CAFOs and large scale dairies). Having looked at ordinances for a LOT of townships outside of the major suburban areas around where I live this will pretty much kill small farms, sustainable living plots, etc. all across the state. Plenty of small farms operate with, say 5 goats and a small flock of chickens on 3 acres in areas where 30% of the properties are developed residential. That's a LOT of people in semi-developed Ohio areas and a majority of small animal breeders. Almost all of the chickens I've bought have been from properties that would violate this law including heritage breeds, rare breeds, and breeds on livestock conservancy lists.

It's very deeply concerning.

 

[Stephie-Pie]

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