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Post Falls Family Fights Chicken Rules

An Idaho family is fighting a city ordinance that regulates backyard chickens. The City of Post Falls slapped the Partington family with a warning for owning chickens.  City leaders ordered the family to get rid of their chickens last week. Brian Partington told KREM 2 News that he thought it was legal to raise chickens in his backyard. He currently owns 13 hens. Post Falls leaders said Partington is in violation of a 1998 city ordinance. Only homeowners with more than one acre of land can own chickens. The Post Falls ordinance also limits the number of chickens to ten/Heath Cole, KXLY. More here.

Question: Should Post Falls keep a tight rein on chickens?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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