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Introduce, waive reading, and set December 16, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance of the County of Monterey, State of California, amending Chapter 8.04 of Title 8 and adding Chapter 8.50 to Title 8 of the Monterey County Code, relating to the keeping of roosters.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Introduce, waive reading, and set December 16, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance of the County of Monterey, State of California, amending Chapter 8.04 of Title 8 and adding Chapter 8.50 to Title 8 of the Monterey County Code, relating to the keeping of roosters.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The subject ordinance would amend Chapter 8.04 of Title 8 and add Chapter 8.50 to Title 8 of the Monterey County Code to regulate rooster keeping operations. The purpose of the proposed ordinance is to discourage the keeping of roosters for the purpose of illegal cockfighting, to ensure humane treatment of roosters, to address adverse effects that unregulated rooster keeping operations have on environmental health and safety, and to preserve opportunities for minors to participate in bona fide, educational agricultural projects. Key elements of the proposed ordinance are that it:
* Requires a permit to keep five (5) or more roosters per single property within unincorporated Monterey County. Permits will be issued by the Monterey County Animal Control Officer.
* Prohibits the issuance of permits to any persons convicted of illegal cockfighting or animal cruelty crimes.
* Imposes standards designed to ensure that roosters are kept in humane conditions.
* Enforces compliance through inspection by the Monterey County Animal Control Officer.
* Exempts commercial poultry operations, as defined by this ordinance, poultry hobbyist activities, and specified educational activities and projects sponsored by public or private schools registered with the...
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