Legal Documents of Rocky Top

An annual permit is required for the keeping any domesticated chickens.

1. The permit to keep chickens is personal to the permittee and may not be assigned. In addition, the permit authorizes the keeping of chickens only upon the property described in the permit. The permittee must occupy the residence on the property where the chickens are kept as the permittee's personal, primary residence. An applicant for a permit must either own the property or have permission from the property owner to be eligible for a permit. Only one (1) permit is allowed per permittee. In the event the permittee is absent from the property for longer than thirty (30) days, the permit automatically shall terminate and become void. The issuance of a permit does not create a vested right to renewal of the permit beyond the stated term thereof.
2. The first permit year shall extend from the date of issuance through December 31. Thereafter the permit year shall be January 1 through December 31. (Ord. #570, Sept. 2022)