Title 6 ANIMALS
Chapter 6.05 CROWING ROOSTERS
6.05.010 Crowing roosters.
6.05.020 Crowing rooster permit.
6.05.030 Violation--Penalty.
6.05.010 Crowing roosters.
Any person owning, keeping or maintaining seven (7) or more crowing
roosters, two months of age or older including but not limited to a rooster or
male chicken, shall house such roosters in an acoustical structure between
sunset and sunrise, so as to reduce the noise emitted by such roosters during
nighttime hours. The noise reduction shall be accomplished in such a manner that
the noise escaping from the acoustical structure shall not interfere with a
reasonable person’s use and enjoyment of his or her real property. All
such roosters shall be furnished an adequate supply of water and feed. (Ord. 817
(part), 2002)
6.05.020 Crowing rooster permit.
All roosters shall be kept and/or maintained only upon lands and in the
numbers authorized under county ordinance No. 348. Any person keeping or
maintaining on property owned or controlled by said person seven (7) or more
crowing roosters, two months of age or older, provided the presence of such
roosters is in compliance with the provisions of county ordinance No. 348, shall
first obtain a permit and pay the fee prescribed below. The permit requirements
shall not apply to 4-H or FFA sponsored projects.
The permit shall be for
the terms and paid to the department of animal control in the amounts specified
below:
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Roosters
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Fees
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1-6 Roosters
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no charge
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7-10 Roosters (annual)
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$ 500
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11 or more Roosters (annual)
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1,500
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(Ord. 817 (part), 2002)
6.05.030 Violation--Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by: (1) a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first violation; (2) a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the second violation within one
year; (3) a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each
additional violation within one year. Each day a violation is committed or
permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a first or any subsequent violation of the ordinance codified in
this chapter may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. (Ord. 817 (part),
2002)
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