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North Attleboro Town Council adopts updated backyard-chicken bylaw, 8-0
Summary
The North Attleboro Town Council voted unanimously on March 23 to amend Chapter 108 (Animals), Section 108-4, creating a licensing and inspection regime, lot-size limits and sanitation rules for backyard chickens while restricting roosters to agricultural (R40) districts.
The North Attleboro Town Council voted 8-0 on March 23 to approve measure 2026-042, an amendment to Chapter 108, Section 108-4 of the town bylaws that modernizes rules for backyard chicken keeping.
Council members said the new bylaw balances property-use rights with public-health and nuisance concerns. A Bylaw Subcommittee member, summarizing the changes, said the measure will "allow more people to have chickens, but also have take care of the concerns…
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