Kids and Responsibility

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Do your kids have responsibilities? I have 2 sons, an 8 year old and a new lil guy who is almost 9 months old. Obviously my 9 month old does not have any responsibilities. However my 8 year old has a few things he is responsible for. It seems like alot of things but it takes him about 15 min to complete them all. He is suppose to vaccum 1 room, empty HIS lunch bag from school, give his dog food/water, and give his hermit crabs food/water. He is also expected to have his homework done (this is usally only 15 min a night). Also his room is expected to be reasonable. I dont need it spotless all the time, but I also dont want to find garbage, broken toys or things like that. He does not get any money or allowence for doing these things that are suppose to be done. Extra things will sometimes be rewarded with money. However we do make sure he has everything he needs, and spend money on him if we go to the store occasionally. Also he sometimes gets rewarded with money occasionallly if he's been doing a really good job. We make a point of making sure he knows of the things he is responsible for. We also let him know that with those responsibilitys comes privledge. Like having a later bed time, being allowed to go farther on his bike ect. So do you think it is good for kids to have responsibilities? How many respnsibilities are too many? What types of things should they be responsible for? Or do you think that kids should be allowed to just be kids?