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Ordinance would prohibit keeping chickens in Metro

It’s time to get politically active. There is pending legislation to make chickens illegal in Nashville Metro.

Here’s the story in the Tennessean: http://kl.am/1lAM

Here’s info on the ordinance: http://kl.am/1lAT

We need to get a group together to attend the next council meeting, July 21st, 6:30 p.m. at Council Chamber at the Metropolitan Courthouse. I am gathering more information about what we can do to oppose this legislation. Please let me know if you can attend the meeting with me and/or help oppose this.

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Legality of Poultry Keeping in Davidson County

Our cool neighbors, while excited about the chicken project, were worried that I was breaking a law. But, lookie here!

“8.12.020 Keeping of chickens.

No person shall keep chickens within the metropolitan government area in such a manner that a nuisance is created.
(Prior code ยง 8-1-1)”

Referenced from here.

So, as long as we don’t have roosters, we should be good.

I will post pictures of the coop in progress tomorrow.

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