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Easley council debates limited program to allow nonprofit hens for educational and therapeutic uses
Summary
Council held first reading of ordinance 2025-16 to permit certain tax-exempt nonprofits to keep up to 12 hens (no roosters) on at least five contiguous acres for educational or therapeutic programs; the measure includes annual permits, enforcement by Easley Police, coop maintenance standards and a prohibition on on-site slaughter. Council members voiced both support and concern about precedent and enforcement burdens.
EASLEY, S.C. — Easley city staff presented the first reading of ordinance 2025-16, a narrowly drawn text amendment to allow limited educational and programmatic use of hens by qualifying nonprofit organizations.
Staff said the amendment requires organizations to be tax‑exempt under section 501(c)(3), to operate on a minimum contiguous acreage (staff referenced five acres), and to limit birds to female chickens, with a maximum of 12 hens…
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