Chicken LORE Project - Find & Submit Local Chicken Laws & Ordinances

[Nifty-Chicken]

We are super pleased to announce the conclusion of the highly successful Chicken L.O.R.E. Contest - the awarding of GFM’s will conclude with submissions made thru May 31st. A huge BYC Thank You goes out to so many members for their hard work and contributions to the L.O.R.E. (Laws & Ordinances – Your Rights & Entitlements) database .

We started with a list of 500 cities that we were hoping to complete – incorporating the top 100 populated cities in the U.S. and the top 500 BYC-member cities. As of today, we now have over 700 cities in the database! Along the way, we awarded over 300 months of GFM's to our members!

Even though we won't be awarding GFMs for cities submitted after 5/31 we hope to see the database continue to grow along with the BYC community, and encourage members to continue making submissions. Our goal is still to have at least 1000 cities across the country in the database. Our Project Managers, LareePQG and Coopa Cabana, will continue to monitor new submissions, and will still be available for any assistance you may need.

Speaking of LareePQG and Coopa Cabana, this project could not have happened without them. They took a project that I was concerned wouldn't work and turned it into an amazing success! They spent countless hours validating and editing each and every city, tracking submissions, awarding GFMs, and much much more!!!

To them I say:

Please take a moment to say thanks to them too.


BTW, here is a map of all verified Chicken Friendly Cities in the US: (click for interactive map)

 

[ADozenGirlz]

Thanks a million to Laree and Coopa for their tireless dedication to this project! YOU ROCK!

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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Now Nifty, that wasn't in my draft!!! But Thanx! Thanx so much for the opportunity to work with you and LareePQG and all the BYC contributors! I think what has been most fun, in addition to meeting everyone, has been visiting all the cities where everyone lives across the country. It's been like a Virtual Vacation for the past few months . . . when you pull up a city on the web to verify the L.O.R.E., you get to visit and explore and learn everything about that city . . . what a great trip! Can't wait to see where I go next!

 

[bigchicken2]

I live in Alturas, CA and they allow unlimited chickens.

 

[redhen]

This thread is great! .. thanks for doing all the work to put it all together.

 

[Coopa Cabana]

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That's great to know! Here's the link to our submissions page. You should add Alturas to the database. It's easy!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/laws/submit.php

 

[sunnykrow]

I found out that I can keep my chickens in Mt. Dora, Florida. I will be renting on Liberty Ave. They said that it is legal just as long as the chickens dont become a nuisance. As in noise & smell etc etc. Also, that they can not be kept lose. For me, this is good enough & good news.

 

[amyquilt]

The ordinances currently posted for Amarillo TX are incorrect.

Correct is:
Q: Can I keep chickens at my house?
A: It shall be unlawful to keep Barnyard Fowl within the city limits, except: at a location zone for Industrial, Agricultural, or Heavy Commercial; or, up to four (4) Barnyard Fowl per quarter-acre may be kept at a location otherwise zone provided that the location is not less than one-quarter acre in size.

So, simply put.
We are allowed to have 4, but only on 1/4 acre or more.

Take a look at my blog post for today for some info on a local that took on City Hall by himself. Wish I had know this in April.
http://crazyforthecountry.com/2010/05/29/city-of-amarillo-texas-read-my-lips/

 

[Imp]

Great job, must of been lots of work. I am amazed at the dedication.

Chalk one up for the chickens. Seattle is considering raising its limit from 3 chickens to 8.

BTW-Polk Co. Washington is in Wisconsin I believe, although we are planning on an invasion this summer.

Imp

 

[sashurlow]

What are the numbers?