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North Attleboro committee weighs licensing, inspections and fees for backyard chickens
Summary
Councillors debated a draft backyard-chicken bylaw that would allow chickens with a pre-inspection, setbacks, coop/run size guidance and licensing; administration recommended fee and staffing options to make inspections budget-neutral and the subcommittee continued the matter to March 5 for additional staff analysis.
The Bylaw Subcommittee took up Measure 2026-042 on Feb. 4, a rewrite of proposed regulations for backyard chickens that would expand where poultry are permitted while adding licensing, inspection and sanitation provisions.
Councilor Wagner, who helped redraft the measure, said the committee narrowed the language to allow chickens without opening the door to other livestock, added a requirement that property owners give written permission for renters, and included pre-inspection by the Board of Health to assess site suitability and rodent concerns. "Prior to an application of a license, a board of health agent will look at the location," Wagner said,…
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