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Chicken Wins Jaywalking Case

Did you hear the one about the chicken that crossed the road and got a ticket for jaywalking? A chicken in Kern County, California was fined $54 for crossing the road. CNN reports that the fine was dropped after the attorney representing the chicken's owners argued that this particular chicken was domesticated and could not be considered livestock. That argument must have made sense to the judge because the law does not forbid domesticated chickens from crossing the highway. It is only illegal for livestock to cross California highways.

Posted on June 1, 2005

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