Ronan council approves hens in city limits
Taylor Davison
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RONAN — The Ronan City Council met on July 26, discussing whether to allow chickens within Ronan City limits.
The animal ordinance of Ronan has disallowed chickens within the city for decades but has become a topic of conversation within the council at recent meetings. Ultimately, the councilmembers decided that hens would be allowed within city limits. With a permit costing $25, six chickens per household will be allowed. Permits can be purchased at city hall. Local police will conduct animal control.
The amendment, modeled after Polson’s amendment was written by City Attorney Ben Anciaux. Roosters will be allowed for a short amount of time, as owners won’t know which chicks will grow to be roosters. Having more than six chicks initially is alright as owners won’t know how many chicks will make it to adulthood.
The amendment passed four to one. To learn more about Ronan’s ordinances, call city hall at 406-676-4231 or visit: https://cityofronan.org/your-government/ordinances/ronan-mt-ordinances
In other news:
- The parcel of land annexed for the future small meat processing facility, discussed in the previous city meeting, was assigned a mixed zoning. The zoning ordinance was amended to allow the slaughter and processing of meat.
- Mayor Chris Adler met with Lake County commissioners to discuss the development of the county-wide dog control ordinance. This issue has been up in the air for some time. The County Attorney confirmed they are working to bring all the towns together and move the ordinance further.
