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Resident urges commission to allow backyard chickens; staff asked to draft policy
2817178 · March 28, 2025
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A Hays resident requested the city allow backyard chickens; commissioners generally supportive and asked staff to prepare a proposed policy for a future work session.
A Hays resident urged the City Commission to permit backyard chickens inside city limits and asked the commission to consider a permitting framework that would limit the number of birds and require basic coop standards.
Tina Sarver presented a pros-and-cons memo and said she had circulated a petition with "several hundred signatures." She recommended a permit system with an annual fee, a cap of…
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