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Director Boling concurred that the County had not previously defined "poultry", but <br />there is a definition in the proposed ordinance. <br />Attorney Collins thought people could believe that a rooster was poultry. He further <br />believed that one of the issues is what kind of rooster, one running around the barnyard or <br />one that is chained up and bred for shipping out of state. <br />Commissioner Stanbridge advised that under bona fide agriculture the DOA does <br />define poultry, and Chairman Adams added that they define agricultural production as being <br />"for food or fiber." <br />Commissioner Macht found it amazing the amount oftime the Board has spent on pot- <br />bellied pigs and roosters. <br />Vice Chairman Ginn understood that the Wilson farm would not be grandfathered. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard on <br />the rooster amendment: <br />Scarlet Chesser, 10420134th, appealed to the Board to place stringent restrictions on <br />rooster -raising operations. She expounded on the definition of poultry under the Florida <br />Statutes, opining that it would not include game -fighting roosters because they do not fit the <br />specific use of providing food or fiber. She requested the Board recognize the Florida <br />Statutes as being the defining authority and place these types of operations under regulation <br />and formulate the appropriate restrictions. She felt there were other remedies to the possible <br />error when County employees recommended that raisers of roosters move to an agricultural <br />area. She questioned what has happened to the rights of peace and quiet enjoyment of the <br />neighbors by allowing a gamecock farm to operate in an agricultural zone without a permit. <br />They were asking for a complete ban of these operations in the county. She further reviewed <br />her comments from the last hearing on this matter. <br />November 7, 2000 <br />135 <br />