Palouse aims to revise animal nuisance code

After hearing public input at an Oct. 28 city council meeting, Palouse town representatives will look to update the code for nuisance animals this month.

At last week’s meeting, the council continued work on the task of consolidating the town’s animal codes into Section 6 of Title 17 of the Comprehensive Plan.

Some of it had not been updated since the 1920s.

The matter came up after the city heard concerns and complaints about chickens over the past year. An effort by the city council to revise the animal code in 2010 went unresolved.

“It was just time to review this,” said Palouse Mayor Micha...