What are the city's rules on chickens and roosters?
Here are the two Marysville Municipal Codes that specifically address chickens:

10.04.315 Chickens.
The keeping of chickens for personal use of the household shall be permitted subject to the following:
(1) A maximum of six female chickens may be kept on residential lots less than one acre in size; provided, that roosters are prohibited on lots that are less than one acre in size.
(2) A suitable shelter that is constructed so as to discourage predators shall be provided. The shelter shall be maintained in good working condition.
(a) Shelters, pens, and similar chicken enclosures shall be in the rear yard and shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from neighboring residentially occupied structures.
(b) Shelters, pens, and similar chicken enclosures shall be kept clean and free from disagreeable odors. No organic materials furnishing food for flies shall be allowed to accumulate on the premises. All manure and other refuse must be kept in tightly covered fly-proof receptacles and disposed of at least once each week in a manner approved by the animal control officer.
(c) Chickens may roam freely in the rear yard as long as they are contained on the premises by a fence.
(3) Chickens may be processed on the premises; provided, that the processing occurs in the rear yard out of public view.
(4) Infected chickens with diseases harmful to humans shall be removed from the premises. (Ord. 2900 § 2, 2012).

As for the noise;

6.76.060 Public nuisance and disturbance noises.
It is unlawful for any person to cause, or for any person in possession of property to allow to originate from said property, sound that is a public nuisance. The following sources of sound are defined to be public nuisances, except to the extent that they may be specifically exempted by other provisions of this chapter:
(1) Frequent, repetitive or continuous noise made by any animal which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with peace, comfort and repose of property owners or possessors, except that such sounds shall be exempt when originating from lawfully operated animal shelters, kennels, pet shops, and veterinary clinics;
(2) 1st offense 150.00 2nd offense 300.00 3rd offense criminal misdemeanor

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22. What are the city's rules on chickens and roosters?
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24. How long does a temporary transfer of a firearm last and at what point, if any, does the firearm change ownership if the borrower retains possession of the firearm?
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