Limits on Roosters Get a Green Light
By REBECCA CATHCART
Published: September 16, 2009

LOS ANGELES — In the midst of California’s financial meltdown, members of the Los Angeles City Council have spent days in lengthy and loud negotiations with local union leaders over furloughs and layoff plans, without reaching a final resolution Wednesday. But earlier this week they accomplished one bit of business: resurrecting an ordinance to limit the number of roosters city residents may keep.

The Council’s Public Safety Committee on Monday passed a draft of the ordinance that would prevent people within city limits from keeping more than one rooster on their properties. Birds with roles in film and television shoots, or starring in educational exhibits like petting zoos, would be exempt with the proper permits, according to the draft. The full Council will vote on the ordinance on Tuesday. An older draft of the legislation was introduced in 2007, but required review by multiple city agencies. In the interim, all have signed off, and lawmakers expect the ban to pass.

“In limiting the number of roosters on any one property,â€