Why did the chicken cross the road?

Because it didn't realize it was a finable offense. Linc and Helena Moore received quite a surprise when local law enforcement issued then a ticket after one of their chickens was apparently jaywalking in Johannesburg, Calif., a rural mining community 220 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Officials said the fowl was holding up traffic. The Moores pleaded not guilty and will argue their case this month before the Superior Court judge.