Rooster in my Neighborhood

A funny thing happened the other day in my neighborhood. One of our neighbors heard a Rooster calling early in the morning as he was taking his dog for a walk. Not sure as to what he heard, he was out another time with his wife on a walk and they both heard what sounded like a rooster.

I happen to be on the Board of Directors in my homeowner's association. Many times, a thankless job, but at other times, quite interesting. This was one of those times.

One of my pet peeves is dog owners who don't pick up after their animal. If you own a dog, do the right thing and clean up after it. Not only is it the law, but when you have kids in a neighborhood along with the potential runoff issues of dog waste, it's just the decent thing to do. I mention this because I have had to call Montgomery County's Animal Control when we identify the offending pet owners. A visit from the man/woman in blue can change an owner's mind about picking up after their dog.

Anyway, this time I called Animal Control to report the Rooster. I was impressed that in less than 2 hours, an officer had visited the alleged Rooster owner. Did you know that a Rooster(probably a chicken too) has to be at least 100 feet from the nearest residence? Did you also know that if the rooster is living inside the residence, than it's not a violation of the law?

I love learning things. Here I learned that even though the law will allow a Rooster to live in your home, the Home Owner's Association governing documents do not allow it, and the Rooster will have to go.