Bingen council adopts animal-code changes, clarifies chicken rules
The Bingen City Council on May 5 adopted Ordinance 2026-04-784 to amend Title 6 (Animals), clarifying definitions, codifying license renewal timing, prohibiting chickens at-large, and removing a disputed setback provision. Council implemented an offered definition of 'agent' and approved the ordinance after discussion.
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The Bingen City Council voted May 5 to adopt Ordinance 2026-04-784, updating Bingen Municipal Code Title 6 on animals to clarify definitions and licensing for dogs, chickens and other animals. Administrator Krista Loney told the council the chapter on chickens drafted in 2018 had not been transferred to the city’s Municode website in 2022, creating omissions the ordinance now corrects.
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