Salem relaxes chicken restrictions

The Salem City Council plans to relax restrictions on keeping chickens in the city.

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The Salem City Council plans to relax restrictions on keeping chickens in the city.

In response to requests from chicken owners, the Salem City Council is ready to finalize changes to an ordinance that would allow more chickens in more places while trimming fees and mandatory inspections.

Under the proposed new rules, licensed chicken owners will be allowed to keep as many as five birds. Only three currently are allowed.

Read more at The Statesman Journal.

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