DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Supervisor Buddy Mendes, District 4
Supervisor Nathan Magsig, District 5
John Zanoni, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
Joe Prado, Interim Director, Public Health
SUBJECT: Adoption of Amendment to the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Adding Chapter 9.11, "KEEPING OF ROOSTERS" and Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct second hearing to adopt Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 9, to add Chapter 9.11, "KEEPING OF ROOSTERS"; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and
2. Conduct second hearing to adopt amendment to the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Cost Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsection 905, waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
The first hearing to adopt the proposed amendment to the ordinance code of Fresno County, adding Chapter 9.11, "KEEPING OF ROOSTERS" and amendment to the Master Schedule of Fees was held on September 23, 2025. Approval of the first recommended action will add Chapter 9.11, "Keeping of Roosters" to Title 9, "Animals" to help alleviate the County of Fresno's (County) health, safety, and noise related nuisance by allowing increased County control over the keeping of roosters within the unincorporated area of the County. Approval of the second recommended action would amend the existing Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs by amending Environmental Health Section 900. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board choose not to approve the recommended actions, the County would continue without having an ordinance to effectively manage or limit the number of roosters kept on a single property. Your Board could also choose to approve the recommended actions but adjust the number of allowable roosters on a single property or the number of allowable roosters based on a rooster keeping permit. Your Board may also direct the De...
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