Agricultural animals limited in Carroll Twp.
By ERIC SEIVERLING
eseiverling@yourmvi.com
Carroll Township residents who want to keep agricultural animals, such as chickens and bees, on their property will have to comply with new restrictions.
Supervisors approved a revision Tuesday to the township’s animal ordinance that would institute a new fee of $750 to keep such animals on a residential property.
In addition to the fee, owners of such animals must carry an agricultural certification and meet property setback standards.
According to Code Enforcement Officer Dennis Butler, anyone raising chickens can’t have more than six on their property. Anyone keeping bees on their property must have $1 million in insurance, “because of people who are allergic,” Butler said.
Issues began last June, Butler added, when residents began keeping farm animals on their property and avoided ordinance penalties when they claimed the animals were household pets.
“The other problem is once they get the idea they want to raise chickens, the whole neighborhood can smell them,” Chairman Tom Rapp said.
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