How backyard chicken owners are protecting their flocks from the deadly avian flu outbreak

The new unit will use high-tech surveillance to target people who dump trash on city streets and commit other quality-of-life crimes.

The program, which informs police officers if a driver is autistic, was first implemented in the Garden State in Hunterdon County.

Farm animal legislation passed in 2004 placed restrictions on what people could keep in areas smaller than three acres — an attempt to crackdown on backyard farms.