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Bartlett approves animal-control ordinance changes, removes numeric chicken cap
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted Ordinance 25‑07 on third reading, amending Title 10 animal-control code; staff said the draft removes a per-resident limit on backyard chickens and relies on nuisance and animal-control enforcement instead.
The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 5–1 on Dec. 9 to adopt Ordinance 25‑07, an amendment to the city’s animal-control code (Title 10, Chapters 1–2) that removes a numeric per‑resident limit on chickens and clarifies enforcement standards.
Attorney/staff Aldara Quinn told the board the provision limiting the number of chickens per resident was removed after public comment and board input. Quinn said, “we went ahead and removed the provision that limited the number of chickens that…
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