LUMUT: Seventeen chickens believed to be used for cockfighting were seized from a house in Resident 3, Bandar Baru Setia Awan Perdana (BBSAP), here, yesterday.

Manjung Municipal Council (MPM) Licensing and Enforcement Department director Mohamad Sharil Salihan said the council had previously issued a notice ordering the homeowner to clean up the premises.

"A notice was also issued for the homeowner to stop keeping chickens that were causing a nuisance.

"However, the homeowner failed to comply with the instructions. MPM therefore took enforcement action and seized the chickens believed to have been used for cockfighting," he said here today.