Vergennes council still looking at poultry law

VERGENNES — The Vergennes City Council once again on Tuesday chose not to act on a proposed law to regulate poultry within city limits, but inched closer to what such an ordinance could look like.The latest version presented by Councilors Jill Murray-Killon and David Austin stripped away provisions that other councilors had objected to earlier, such as registration and noise provisions and measures that referred to flock sizes and “discouraged” owning roosters in the city.But some councilors still didn’t li … (read more)

VERGENNES — Vergennes could have an ordinance in place regulating backyard poultry by this summer. As Councilor Jill Murray-Killon put it in response to a question at the council’s April 13 meeting, such a law would help city officials keep track of “any … (read more)