High River Town Councillor Bruce Masterman says he hasn't heard much opposition to the idea of keeping bees and chickens in town.

He says people like the idea of producing their own eggs and honey, and the Town has put precautions in place.

"I think there's enough precautions that are in place. To keep bees you have to pass a provincial course. To keep chickens you're going to have to take a workshop that the town will put on with a local poultry keeper, expert. So I really think that with those things in place that we've taken care of those things."

Masterman says licenses will also need to be renewed annually, and if people aren't doing things properly they won't be able to keep their licenses.

He says he's heard positive feedback from people who are excited to have their own fresh eggs and honey.

"We're kind of a growing self-supportive, self-sufficient society. People like organic things as well. They know where their egg has come from, it's from their back yard. They know what that chicken's eaten. They know how that chicken's been handled."

Masterman says people like the idea of knowing where their food comes from.

"They know that that chicken hasn't come from a place where they're jammed cheek to jowl, if chickens have cheeks and jowls. They know, and there'a certain satisfaction that comes from that. Raising your own food that you're feeding your family. People aren't selling the eggs. They're not going to be selling honey. They're not going to be producing enough honey to sell."

There will be a public hearing for the urban chicken and bee bylaws on May 24.