Backyard Poultry Regulations Rankle Homeowners

KERNERSVILLE — A proclamation signed in July by Gov. Pat McCrory banning the sale or show of poultry from Aug. 15 to Jan. 15, and requiring owners of backyard fowl to register as a farm, is an unnecessary encroachment of big government on citizens’ private lives, opponents say. Because of shifting statements from government officials, there continues to be confusion over whether the new rules are voluntary or mandatory.