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Urban Chickens Legal But Not Yet Allowed In Vancouver
Back on March 6, I proudly shared the news that urban chickens were legal in Vancouver, BC. As a North American, I was encouraged to see another big city, albeit north of the border, do the sensible thing and allow urban chickens within city limits.
Little did I know then how big the gap is between "theyre legal" and "heres the guidelines as to how theyre legal so you can keep them."
In yesterdays Vancouver Sun, Rebecca Tebrake reported that the city staff tasked with creating the report to outline the rules and regulations for keeping chickens wont have a final draft ready to go to council until after its August break.
Id had visions of newly legal chicks becoming pullets and laying their first eggs this summer in Vancouver. Silly me. Only the illegal Vancouver urban chickens will be laying eggs in the city this year.
I guess Ive gotten used to things happening quickly, like with the Longmont Urban Hens success: the council approved chickens on Feb 24 and the permits were made available March 9. Maybe this is an American-ism Ive taken for granted.
For those of you living in/familiar with the Great White North, is this procedural delay between "yes you can" and "heres how you can" a Canadian thing? Or is this just something to do with the Vancouver city staff?
Urban Chickens Legal But Not Yet Allowed In Vancouver
