Raising Chickens In The City - Chicago Police Say NO
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 under Keeping chickens |
Cities in the US usually have ordnances about keeping chickens. As chickens are sometimes classified as non pets, this can mean that keeping them is illegal.
However, finding out what the law is in your city can be anything but straightforward. This example illustrated the point:
Is it legal keep chickens in the city of Chicago? Listen to conflicting information I receive from the police, the city clerk, and the legal department.
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April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
What is funny is I …
What is funny is I spoke to a lady from my city office about this same thing and she didn’t say it wasn’t allowed, but she said someone in my vicinity had some and that they had to get rid of them because the neighbors said they were noisey and the smell was bad….so, subsequently they couldn’t enjoy their yard. So the complaint was what made them have to get rid of them - although I feel there is no ordinance….I just was being told there are “rules” to try to keep me from trying it.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
This video is win, …
This video is win, it also shows the major flaws in our “amazing” government bureaucracy….xD
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
wow lol the lady in …
wow lol the lady in the second call is not very bright. nice vid
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
But the round robin …
But the round robin is funny and not surprising.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
I don’t think the …
I don’t think the city workers sounded suspicious or a conspiracy, or trying to avoid any issue - that seems a little paranoid to me. I think, like most city workers, they don’t have a clue one way or the other, it’s probably not come up for them and they have no answers because to them “this is just a job” - they’re not in it for love of city,
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
hahaha thats …
hahaha thats awesome!
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
We had the opposite …
We had the opposite problem in a township near Columbus, Ohio. Everyone told us it was okay. Then two years after I’m in business selling chicken and eggs at the farmers markets, a zoning guy comes out and shows me an ordinance prohibiting animal agriculture on lots less than five acres and ALL agriculture (other than a vegetable garden attached to a residence) on less than one acre.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
No one is ever …
No one is ever willing to say: “I don’t know.” Instead they make stuff up. Power to the chickens!
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
LOL. Austin …
LOL. Austin embraces our backyard flocks
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
I tried this and …
I tried this and there were no answers. They sent me to at least 10 different people.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Hi there, I live in …
Hi there, I live in Rocky River and called the animal warden about this. You should have heard the phone call. It was pretty funny.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
You can have dogs …
You can have dogs cats cockatiels, parrots, finches, hire a lawyer take it to court and fight the law…dam stupid law!
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
awesome :D, love …
awesome :D, love your youtube vids too ;)!
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
1.cover your mouth …
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2. make a wish
3. close your hand (fist)
4. hold your hand at your heart for 5 seconds
5. send this to 3 more vids
6. tommorow will be the best day evr it actually worked
money-you will find a wad of 200$ in cash
love- your crush or lover will ask you out or kiss you plz do this my wish is ported
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
I’m going to do …
I’m going to do this for Cleveland, Ohio.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
‘Seize the chickens …
‘Seize the chickens’, hahaha! The po-po want to steal chickens?!
Chickens sometimes fall under the ‘noise’ ordinances and usually they say a few hens are OK, but roosters are not, due to the crowing. It was like a legion of zombies until you got to the attorney!
Most cities simply cannot fathom chickens as pets and refuse to make the change in their thinking. These days, keeping a few hens and a garden goes a long way towards feeding your family!
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Nice!. So by your …
Nice!. So by your standards, recording people’s lies is a bigger crime than providing false information to a citizen?
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
NOW is the time for …
NOW is the time for civil disobedience. It’s your property, you pay the mortgage and the taxes… do what you want to live in harmony with Mother Nature, not The Man.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
what a waist of the …
what a waist of the cpd and your own time… im sure they have better things they sould be doing besides answering your bs call!
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
I am not an expert …
I am not an expert regarding poultry in Chicago but I can tell you that recording a conversation without the knowledge of the other party is a crime in the majority of states.
Other than the police call which they usually advise that the call is being recorded, therefore both parties are aware, anything else is a violation of the law.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Where I live it’s …
Where I live it’s ok to have scaredy cats, but not chickens. lol
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
It’s better to ask …
It’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
If you’re not …
If you’re not sarcastic and antagonistic then you can easily explain that they are pets. geeze.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Sorry, that should …
Sorry, that should have read that the city ordinances say we can’t have “livestock,” not chickens. Chickens are not specifically mentioned.
April 24th, 2010 at 6:43 am
It’s all in the way …
It’s all in the way the ordinances are interpreted. Our city ordinances (not Chicago) say we can’t have chickens. But the code enforcement officer I spoke to said that he considered chickens to be birds, not livestock. Who knows how another one of the code enforcment officers would interpret it.