A sign of the times! San Diego City Council voted on Jan. 31, 2012, to allow residents to keep chickens, goats, and bees, citing the importance of accessing local food. Read more here.
Posts Tagged ‘legal’
27 Jan
Hens Find a Home in Northbrook, IL
Nigel and Robert are two hens living in Northbrook, IL. Their coop placement could be a legal issue for their owners. Read more here.
27 Jan
Backyard Poultry Magazine on Legalizing Chickens
Many of you have been asking about how to legalize chickens in your community. Backyard Poultry magazine has a great article with tips and pointers on making hens legal in your area of residence! Read more about this here!
11 Oct
Brookfield Gives the Thumbs-Up to Chickens
Last night the Brookfield village board approved the long-sought hen-keeping ordinance! Congrats to the Brookfield chicken group! Read more here on this link!
12 Sep
Chicago Alderwoman Lona Lane Digs in Against Chickens
Lona Lane, alderwoman in the 18th ward, thinks chickens are for the birds – and is prepared to pass legislation to ban them from her ward. Although she can identify only one complaint about the birds in her ward, she wants to ban them entirely as disease-carrying pests. She proposes fines of up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail for illegal chickens. Read more here.
If you would like to counteract Lane’s efforts, consider inviting her on the Windy City Coop Tour!
28 Aug
River Forest Bans Backyard Hens
A recent article underscores the ban on backyard hens in River Forest. Read more. Perhaps residents will decide to try to change their laws as other communities have recently done.
18 Jul
Oak Park Legalizes Beekeeping
Home to Roost has a mention in this article!
“At the June 20 Oak Park Village Board Meeting, the board voted 6-1 to lift the village’s longstanding ban on beekeeping.
KC Poulos, Sustainability Manager for the Village, said village staff will now draft a beekeeping ordinance…”
29 Sep
Chickens now allowed to roost in Evanston!
Hats off to the Evanstoners who worked so hard for the right to the pursuit of avian happiness in their own backyards!
On September 28, 2010, Evanston city council voted 6 to 3 to allow residents to have chickens, overturning a 36-year ban on chicken keeping. Residents will keep hens for eggs, fertilizer, and as pets.
There’s a catch, though: residents will have to pay a $50 licensing fee to keep hens.
Concerns included noise, small, rodent infestation, and predators; however, chicken supporters surveyed officials in 20 locales where chicken keeping is legal, and officials reported satisfaction with the existing laws.
A proud cock-a-doodle-doo for the Evanston Backyard Chickens group!
To read the Tribune article, click here.
13 Jul
Evanston Debates Chicken Ordinance
Evanston, IL, a suburb of Chicago, currently prohibits chickens. However, residents are getting their feathers ruffled over the ordinance. Other Chicago suburbs allow backyard fowl, including Oak Park, where Home to Roost is based. Read the Tribune‘s coverage of the Evanston story.
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