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Fresno County delays rooster ordinance after hours of public comment; ad hoc committee to be formed
Summary
After hours of public testimony from Hmong community members, poultry hobbyists and neighbors, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to delay adoption of a proposed ordinance restricting roosters and to form an ad hoc committee to seek a revised draft.
FRESNO — The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7 postponed action on a proposed ordinance that would limit the keeping of roosters in the county and agreed to form an ad hoc committee to rewrite the measure after extensive public comment from both opponents and supporters.
Supervisor Nathan Magsig, who introduced the item for discussion, told the board he wanted to “solve problems with that ordinance, not create more problems.” He proposed delaying the ordinance and convening a committee of neighborhood residents, Hmong community representatives, feed-store owners and poultry hobbyists to produce a revised draft. The motion to delay and form the committee carried unanimously.
The proposal before the board would have added Chapter…
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