SANFORD (AP) — Sanford residents are now allowed to keep chickens on their property for non-commercial purposes — for the next six months at least.
The Journal Tribune reports that the city council recently approved the ordinance by a 6-1 margin.
The ordinance allows residents in non-rural areas to keep up to six hens for a $25 permit. The chickens must be kept in an enclosure or fenced-in area at all times and additional permitting is required to build a chicken coop or henhouse.
Enclosures must be kept “in a neat and sanitary condition at all times” in a manner that will not disturb neighbors with odor or noise.
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