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Council takes first reading on urban backyard chickens; public speakers describe backyard and equine concerns
Summary
Council held a first reading of a proposed ordinance to allow up to six backyard chickens with a permit and a related amendment to allow schools and nonprofit equine outreach programs to keep livestock; several public commenters supported backyard chickens while others asked about horses and enforcement.
Georgetown City Council held the first reading on an ordinance to allow ‘urban backyard chickens’ and on a companion amendment to the animal control code that would permit livestock on school grounds and horses for 501(c)(3) equine outreach programs.
The proposed urban backyard‑chicken ordinance would: amend the animal control code to allow poultry as an exemption to the current livestock prohibition; establish a permit and registration process administered by the city clerk with a $50 permit fee; require a Scott County Extension Office certificate of completion for…
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