NORTH ATTLEBORO - If you live in town, it is now much easier to house chickens in your yard.
By a vote of 8-0, councilor Mark Gould missed the meeting, the town council approved a new bylaw allowing chickens in residential districts as they long as receive a license and follow rules outlined in the bylaw.
Click the video below to watch highlights of the discussion and the council's vote.
That meeting can be seen in its entirety on North TV’s Government Channel: Comcast channel 98 and Verizon channel 23 in North Attleboro.
You can also stream that meeting by cutting and pasting this link:
https://government.northtv.net/board-of-selectmen/town-council-03-23-2026