LARGO â Commissioners gave initial approval Dec. 15 to new rules that officials say could help the city crack down on nuisance animals. Code Enforcement Manager Tracey Schofield said that some parts of the chapter of the cityâs code of ordinances dealing with animals havenât been updated since the 1970s, so it was due to get another look. One of those sections deals with the keeping of backyard chickens. And some residents will be happy to learn that roosters are now banned. Schofield said the city doesnât get a lot of complaints about chickens, but when it does, itâs almost always about roosters making too much noise. While the city has frowned upon having backyard roosters, the code did not explicitly ban them.