Township ordinance

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Songster
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Since chickens are domesticated, what does this mean? Do I just get my chickens and keep my fingers crossed and coop nice and clean? I can not find any info on how to go about getting a permit.


This is what the ordinance states:


No person shall maintain, keep or harbor on any interior or exterior premises in the Township any cattle, rabbits, sheep, goats, ducks, swine, horses, chickens or similar nondomesticated animals or fowl, excluding pigeons. The Department of Health and Human Services of the Township of Woodbridge may consider and review, in its sole discretion, certain requests for a special permit waiving the permit holder from compliance with this subsection. Moreover, no permit shall be issued until it has been determined by the Department of Health and Human Services, upon inspection and review of other information that the Department deems necessary and appropriate, that such place and premises are suitable for the housing of the animals. A permit shall be revoked if, by virtue of a subsequent inspection, it has been determined that the premises have not been kept in a sanitary condition and/or that the premises are not suitable for maintaining the good health of the animal in question. A permit issued under this subsection shall be renewed annually on or before January 1 in each year and revoked at the discretion of the Department. The fee for the permit shall be thirty-five ($35.00) dollars annually.
 
Chickens are still considered farm animals or livestock as they should be. Domesticated refers to cats, dogs and the exemption which allows pigeons.
Do you have any neighbors to complain about loud hens squawking?
 
No, my neighbors are very good.
Well I hold some very unpopular opinions around here but....if there’s no one to complain then it shouldn’t be a problem. There’s always a chance some hero code enforcer could make you get rid of them but you know where you live better than anyone and your neighbors.
Granting permits in a town that explicitly doesn’t allow chickens seems like opening a can of worms for everyone to do it so they might not issue any for chickens.
Imo it’s worse if you get turned down for the permit and then get them as opposed to just getting them and playing dumb. 😉
 
Agree, call the dept of health, if you can’t find who to call there, call a town board member and have them point you in the right direction.
 

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