Chook Me!

How many roosters and hens can you have in the Dallas Tx area?

I have had gamecocks and hens for about a year now, and have never had a problem. (No i don't fight them, or sell them for fighting purposes. My father and i raise and breed them for fun) Well we live on about 1-2 acres, and a person living behind us came on our property and complained about the noise. He told us that in Dallas you can only have 1 rooster.

Public Comments

1. as many as u want its ur land
2. It would depend on if you are within city limits. http://www.dallasanimalservices.org/CityCode_Chapter7.html The code you require would be Article VII – MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 7-7.3 Keeping of roosters SEC. 7-7.3. KEEPING OF ROOSTERS. (a) In this section, ROOSTER means the male of the domestic fowl. (b) A person commits an offense if he owns a live rooster on any premises within the city. (c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the rooster is: (1) kept on premises upon which animal production is permitted under Section 51A-4.201 of the Dallas Development Code; (2) being exhibited at the State Fair of Texas or at a special event conducted with written permission of the city; (3) owned by a governmental entity or participating in a health, research, educational, or similar program conducted by a governmental entity; (4) owned by a medical, educational, or research institution operating in compliance with all city ordinances and state and federal laws; or (5) being held for slaughter in a slaughterhouse or meat packing plant operating in compliance with all city ordinances and state and federal laws. (d) A person who owns a live rooster commits an offense if he: (1) fails to confine the rooster at all times within an enclosure that is of sufficient height and strength to retain the rooster; (2) confines the rooster in an enclosure that is wholly or partially located less than 20 feet from any adjacent property line; (3) maintains the enclosure in which the rooster is confined in a manner that creates offensive odors, fly breeding, or any other nuisance or condition that is injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare; or (4) allows the rooster to violate the noise restrictions of Section 7-7.4 of this chapter. (e) For the purpose of calculating the distance requirement of Subsection (d)(2) of this section, the width of alleys, street rights-of-way, and other public rights-of-way will be used. The distance between a rooster enclosure and an adjacent property line must be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest exterior wall of the enclosure to the nearest property line. (Ord. 26024)
3. have to call local animal control