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Backyard Chicken Ordinance Considered by Marion County Commissioners

Six hens (no roosters) would be allowed on property inside urban growth boundaries.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Marion County Board of Commissioners will hold the first reading of an ordinance allowing backyard chickens, within urban growth boundary areas, at its regularly scheduled Board Session on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The meeting begins at 9 a.m.

The proposed ordinance will allow up to six hens inside urban growth boundaries, except in the Woodburn and Silverton UGBs where a maximum of three hens would be allowed. There would be no sales of chickens, eggs, or fertilizer.

Amnesty, Licenses, and Low Cost Vaccinations for Dogs in Marion County

Get your dog legal at this upcoming event.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County Dog Services will host an event offering dog licensing amnesty on late fees and license violations, as well as a low cost vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 18th at the Sublimity Fire Station (115 NW Parker).

Low-cost vaccinations for dogs will be provided, and FREE rabies vaccinations will be offered to the first 250 who also purchase a second preventative vaccine.