In 2000, former Honolulu Councilwoman Rene Mansho, introduced the chicken noise ordinance which limits the number of chickens to two per household and prohibits owners from letting chickens make noise continuously for 10 minutes or intermittently for half an hour. Under the ordinance, the fine for having a noisy chicken would be $50 for the first offense and between $500 to $1000 and up to 30 days in jail for two or more violations within two years. However, some Oahu residents are very upset that the City and County of Honolulu is not doing enough to resolve the chicken noise problem.
The city has awarded Animal Haven a $60,000 contract per year to deal directly with chicken complaints. According to Animal Haven, they get about 400 complaints each month. Under a recommendation by the Honolulu Police Department, Animal Haven issues three warning for violators to dispose of their chickens before forwarding a complaint to the police. Animal Haven provides complainants traps to capture chickens, but are not required to capture them. Resident note that under city ordinance no warnings are required and argue that Animal Haven or the Honolulu Police Department should remove the chickens immediately.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 7-29-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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