Honolulu County caps noncommercial chicken keeping at two hens per household under ROH 7-2.4, prohibits roosters outright, and requires enclosures to meet zoning setback and sanitation standards across Oahu.
ROH Section 7-2.4 establishes Honolulu County's noncommercial keeping standards for animals, farm animals, and poultry. Households may keep no more than two chickens, and roosters are prohibited entirely in noncommercial settings. Poultry is defined at ROH 7-2.2 to include chickens, pigeons, turkeys, geese, ducks, and peafowl. Enclosures must satisfy all applicable zoning, setback, and sanitation requirements. ROH 7-2.1 exempts properties where commercial kennels or livestock keeping is a permitted zoning use. Livestock as a land use is governed by the Land Use Ordinance (ROH Chapter 21) agricultural district use tables.
Violations trigger Animal Nuisance enforcement under ROH Chapter 7, Article 2, including abatement orders, fines, and potential impoundment of noncompliant animals.
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