Hen-keeping bylaws advance to public hearing in Kitimat - Northern Sentinel

Hen-keeping bylaws advance to public hearing in Kitimat - Northern Sentinel

Kitimat council has cleared the way for a public hearing on proposed backyard hen regulations after approving first and second readings for two bylaws at its May 19 meeting. One bylaw would permit backyard hen keeping as an accessory use on single- and two-family residential properties in Whitesail, Nechako and Kildala, including properties on Blackberry Street and Mulberry Street. The second would establish rules governing how hens are kept, in…