Judge tosses case against 'Smartie' the chicken
The case against a Bluffton family cited for keeping an unpermitted chicken was dismissed Tuesday by a local judge.
However, in his ruling, Bluffton Municipal Judge Kayin Darby sidestepped questions about whether the Stewart family's chicken is, legally speaking, a pet or livestock.
No ruling was issued because the arresting officer didn't show up in court. Officer Joseph Mooney has left the department for another job, according to an assistant solicitor, and no testimony was offered to help determine if the animal creates a nuisance, the judge said.
Mike Cerrati, the assistant solicitor, said he was satisfied with the ruling......
http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/09/18/2215534/judge-tosses-case-against-smartie.html
Smart judge. From the photo, Smartie is obviously a hen and therefore doesn't even crow.
I'd be pleased if our new neighbor would trade his yappy dawg in on a rooster. A rooster will at least shut up once in awhile.
My cousin is being vexed by a fascist home owner's association over a pet snake which she keeps in a glass terrarium in her condo and which never goes outdoors. We're not talking about a python or anything poisonous. Just a common brown desert snake which eats mice, moles and lizards. It loves to curl around her neck, but somebody complained so it is now up to her to prove a longtime pet is harmless.
Why can't the complainers be told to show real evidence that their complaint is grounded in fact or STFU?