"We might never know why the chicken crossed the road, but a local judge will be asked this week to answer another vexing question: Are chickens livestock?
Stephanie Stewart, who lives in Bluffton's Mill Creek neighborhood, was cited Aug. ...
Stephanie Stewart, who lives in Bluffton's Mill Creek neighborhood, was cited Aug. ...
30 for running afoul of Bluffton's animal ordinance, which requires a permit to keep livestock. According to a police report, the family doesn't have town approval for its pet chicken, Smartie.
Stewart acknowledges she doesn't have a permit for the bird, which has lime-green painted claws and wears a diaper around the house. Stewart also admits failing to get permission to keep the bird from her homeowners association, which has its own animal rules.
But Stewart plans to argue in Bluffton Municipal Court on Tuesday that the clucker is a family pet, not a farm animal. " -Casey Conley
Stewart acknowledges she doesn't have a permit for the bird, which has lime-green painted claws and wears a diaper around the house. Stewart also admits failing to get permission to keep the bird from her homeowners association, which has its own animal rules.
But Stewart plans to argue in Bluffton Municipal Court on Tuesday that the clucker is a family pet, not a farm animal. " -Casey Conley
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