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Northborough Board of Health reviews poultry regulation draft, moves to schedule public hearing
Summary
The Town of Northborough Board of Health reviewed a final draft of local poultry regulations on Jan. 13, accepted staff edits recommending 8–10 square feet of outdoor run per chicken (up from 4), questioned a 25-foot setback requirement, and agreed to post the draft and schedule a public hearing (likely in March).
On Jan. 13 the Town of Northborough Board of Health reviewed a final draft of proposed poultry regulations and agreed to post the draft for public notice and a hearing.
Staff presented the draft as the final version and flagged a substantive edit: on page 4 the recommended outdoor pen or run per chicken was changed from 4 square feet to roughly 8–10 square feet, "based on the poultry program's recommendation," staff said. The board discussed several other edits (replacing the generic term "animals" with "chickens" and…
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