Davidson County? As in Nashville, TN? On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 8:24 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote:
> To house domesticated hens, Davidson County residents would need to > apply for an annual $25 permit with the Metro Health Department. > Roosters, as well as the process of breeding chickens, would be > outlawed altogether. > > “It’s a clean, healthy way to have eggs in your diet,” Bennett said of > housing chickens. “It’s a great food source, a renewable food source, > and it’s a responsible way for residents to produce their own food.” > > The proposal comes with several conditions, including: Hens must be > kept in “predator-proof,” covered henhouses requiring building > permits. Henhouses must be at least 10 feet from property lines and 25 > from other houses. There can be “no perceptible” odor from the hens. > Feed must be stored in containers with metal lids. No slaughtering of > hens can take place on properties. Dead chickens would have to be > removed “as quickly as possible” via the Metro Public Works > Department. > > Finally, to ease concerns of cockfighting, the bill prohibits the > training of chickens for amusement, sport or financial gain > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
