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Napa supervisors signal intent to adopt tighter rooster rules to curb cockfighting and disease risk
Summary
The board voted unanimously to express intent to adopt changes limiting roosters per parcel, tightening definitions, and creating exemptions for bona fide agricultural and educational uses; staff will return with a final ordinance and implementation details.
The Napa County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 9 directed staff to proceed toward adoption of amendments to the county—ode that reduce maximum rooster ownership and strengthen enforcement tools to address illegal cockfighting and avian-disease risk.
Akenya Robinson Webb, the county code compliance manager, explained staff recommendations including redefining "rooster" to include male chickens six months and older, and replacing the current 25-per-acre / 100-per-parcel allowance with a schedule limiting roosters to a maximum of four per parcel (with smaller parcel-size thresholds for one rooster). The…
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