Backyard Aquaponics
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Where I live, you can keep up to 7 chickens... if you have a note from your doctor.
Otherwise you have to set back their coop 100 Feet from the neighbors' houses. And nobody's yard is that big. If it were that big, you could have up to 30 legally.

No really.

Rick Op

Sec. 6-38. Permit to keep chicken hens.
Notwithstanding anything in this article it shall be lawful for any person who has obtained a permit therefor from the health officer to keep, possess and maintain no more than seven chicken hens for the purpose of providing such person with fresh unfertilized eggs. A revocable permit therefor may be issued by the health officer for the keeping of seven or less chicken hens under the following conditions:
(1) The applicant shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the health officer written certification from a licensed physician that in the opinion of such physician the applicant has need of fresh unfertilized chicken eggs for serious reasons pertaining to said person's health.
(2) The health officer, after inspection by him or his authorized representative, has determined that the premises where the applicant proposes to keep the chicken hens is adequate for the number of chicken hens for which a permit is sought, and that if properly maintained, the keeping of the chicken hens will not create a health hazard or nuisance.
(3) The permit, if granted, may be revoked upon finding pursuant to a public hearing conducted by the health officer that the permittee cannot or will not maintain the premises in a sanitary condition or that the permittee has failed to permit inspection by the health officer of the place where the hens are kept, provided that the permittee shall be given prior notice of the date, time and place of the hearing setting forth the grounds upon which the revocation is based and affording the permittee an opportunity to appear in person or through counsel, present evidence and cross examine witnesses appearing at such hearing.
(Code 1968, § 6-44; Ord. No. 68-308, § 1, 2-27-68)

OK, I have a system thread up here.

Sorry about the chicken stuff but it's an example of weird Houston laws. I haven't seen the physician clause anywhere else...

Rick Op

LOL

Well at least there is a clause saying there is a way you can have chickens.

Welcome aboard

Daughter is in 4-H so we could get in on the "Show Fowl" clause, now that I look at the code again...

OTOH,
Texas has very reasonable greywater and rainwater reuse laws.
Purchases for rainwater collecting are not subject to state sales tax. I haven't met anyone that knew that, outside the tank salesman!

Rick Op

No tax on rainwater collection, (or solar/wind power generation), equipment is something that this country should introduce.