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Chicken ordinance passes
Published 08:10 p.m., July 6, 2009
An ordinance allowing chickens in Fergus Falls neighborhoods will go into effect later this month.
The Fergus Falls City Council completed the second reading of the proposed chicken ordinance Monday night, with council members voting 5-3 in favor of the measure.
The ordinance is a one-year provision allowing 12 permits in R-1 and R-2 zones. Each permit carries a limit of four chickens. Roosters are prohibited, as is the slaughter and breeding of chickens. Permit applicants must either provide written consent from all abutting property owners or provide proof that notices have been sent to these individuals. If the city’s animal control officer receives an objection within 10 days of the mailing, no permit will be issued.
The ordinance also specifies the location and size of chicken coops and runs. These details are available by visiting the city’s Web site, where the chicken provision is listed as Ordinance 108.
A notice is scheduled to run in the Daily Journal later this week or next week, and the ordinance will be effective 15 days later.
Council members voting against the ordinance were Jim Fish, 2nd Ward; Jay Cichosz, 3rd Ward; and Randy Synstelien, 4th Ward.
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Thank goodness its over. I was biting my nails wondering what would happen. Foghorn Leghorn welcome to Fergus Falls.
Posted by metasonics (Jamie Cooper) on July 6, 2009 at 9:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
5-3? who voted and how?
Posted by AngelsAmongUs (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 7:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Do you not read the whole article? The last sentence states who voted against it and that info was on the original article before your post. Stop wasting others tome by putting stupid comments.
Posted by scarletred (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 8:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey guys... don't be hard on Jamie! He can't read.
Posted by Geo (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 9:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
So why is slaughter of chickens prohibited?
Posted by MarcNSuzy (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
As an aside to this this momentous event, 14,000 souls still call Fergus home...amazing.
Cock-a-doodle-doo.
Posted by Callie25 (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 12:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
No skate park for the kids but by golly, we can raise chickens!
Posted by metasonics (Jamie Cooper) on July 7, 2009 at 12:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Redcloud, I usually agree with you, and would have thought you smarter than that.
they edited the story as usual after I commented.
Posted by MarcNSuzy (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 1:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"This City council is beginning to look like a Joke"
The words are all there....here lemme fix it for ya..
"This City is a joke."
There. You're welcome.
Posted by proterrorist (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 1:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm speechless. I can't figure out why this is even newsworthy.
Posted by metasonics (Jamie Cooper) on July 7, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Redcloud, explain to me how you show up 10 hours after my post and know what was in the article at the time I posted.
Posted by tapdancer (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 6:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow so we can't slaughter our chickens but if we have too many cats or dogs we can take them to the humane society where they will be killed, I'm confused.
Posted by Granny (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Was it in Fergus where these people had a pet duck or goose or something that they weren't allowed to keep????
Just trying to remember.
Posted by clarson (anonymous) on July 8, 2009 at 12:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Your possibly thinking of Barnesville Granny.
Posted by Tmalve (anonymous) on July 8, 2009 at 3:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Agree doctipster. Personally I do not think Hal is Mayor material.
Posted by maxrush (anonymous) on July 8, 2009 at 7:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
tapdancer, you don't see a difference between taking a dog to a vet to be euthanized and chopping off a chickens head, slitting its belly and spilling its guts in your backyard?
Posted by Granny (anonymous) on July 8, 2009 at 11:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
T.Y.Clarson
Posted by mgdbottled (anonymous) on July 8, 2009 at 11:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"""If the city’s animal control officer receives an objection within 10 days of the mailing, no permit will be issued."""
So any single neighbor can veto the entire application process. What form of government is that. Socialism, Capitalism, communism, fascism, ??? I'm completely stumped!! A one vote majority? Who are these characters that approved an ordinance that'll never have any effect.
Seriously, though; I say pass an ordinance banning the sale or use of mushrooms. Man, I really hate mushrooms. What say you all?
Posted by MarcNSuzy (anonymous) on July 8, 2009 at 3:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Yup! Exactly. Let's let the majority decide what's best for everyone. Smoking, anyone?
Hell, lets ban rap music! I hate that crap, and I'm guessing the majority of Fergus does as well. So, I ask, why is it allowed in this wonderful community?
Gotta run, I'm off to the weekly book burning. "Catcher in the Rye"? More like "Catcher in the Fire".
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