Does anyone here have the Maryland Permit to Sell Live Poultry? If so, does someone from the state come out and inspect your property?
If the state does inspect your property, do they also check if you're compliant with county ordinances? Or do they operate entirely independent of one another? And with this I mean the basics- number of chickens and roosters. I'm not concerned with coop requirements, locations, etc... at this point. I just want to know about numbers and genders.
Does anyone live in Frederick County and have or applied for the Limited Agricultural Activity Exception? (I know there is a nice post here about it, which I've read, but it's over 10 years old and the OP doesn't appear to still be active).
I've had chickens for years, as do many of my neighbors. I live in a rural area but am zoned "low denisty residential." I live on less than 3 acres. I have only one nearby neighbor and they enjoy my birds, however I don't think I'm in compliance with regards to amount of birds & roosters per the county.
I would like to be in compliance, but not at the risk of losing my babies... er... I mean birds. I'd like to get the permit to sell poultry and get my NPIP testing back up to date so that I could sell birds at swaps, but will that get me in trouble with the county? If I apply for the LAA exception, what happens if they don't approve it?
And the big question with the LAA- will they include roosters in an exception?
This all seems really silly since my home is bordered only by wooded lots, a hay field, and a livestock pasture. The only neighbors I can even see from my house are friends who previously owned chickens (including roosters), turkeys, and ducks. They live on the other side of the livestock pasture. The only difference between the adjacent properties and mine is the size of the lot.
Final question for anyone who might know... if I purchased an adjacent wooded lot (over 3 acres) would that bring me up to compliance, or would the birds have to be physically housed on that lot.
I do plan to reach out to the zoning office eventually, but was hoping to first hear from anyone who has experience with these 2 items. Thanks!
If the state does inspect your property, do they also check if you're compliant with county ordinances? Or do they operate entirely independent of one another? And with this I mean the basics- number of chickens and roosters. I'm not concerned with coop requirements, locations, etc... at this point. I just want to know about numbers and genders.
Does anyone live in Frederick County and have or applied for the Limited Agricultural Activity Exception? (I know there is a nice post here about it, which I've read, but it's over 10 years old and the OP doesn't appear to still be active).
I've had chickens for years, as do many of my neighbors. I live in a rural area but am zoned "low denisty residential." I live on less than 3 acres. I have only one nearby neighbor and they enjoy my birds, however I don't think I'm in compliance with regards to amount of birds & roosters per the county.
I would like to be in compliance, but not at the risk of losing my babies... er... I mean birds. I'd like to get the permit to sell poultry and get my NPIP testing back up to date so that I could sell birds at swaps, but will that get me in trouble with the county? If I apply for the LAA exception, what happens if they don't approve it?
And the big question with the LAA- will they include roosters in an exception?
This all seems really silly since my home is bordered only by wooded lots, a hay field, and a livestock pasture. The only neighbors I can even see from my house are friends who previously owned chickens (including roosters), turkeys, and ducks. They live on the other side of the livestock pasture. The only difference between the adjacent properties and mine is the size of the lot.
Final question for anyone who might know... if I purchased an adjacent wooded lot (over 3 acres) would that bring me up to compliance, or would the birds have to be physically housed on that lot.
I do plan to reach out to the zoning office eventually, but was hoping to first hear from anyone who has experience with these 2 items. Thanks!
