yes, Gnashville On Oct 27, 8:51 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community > > athttp://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.
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