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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 912

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Relating to: local regulation of fowl.

Bird County Housing Municipality Poultry Sanitation and sewerage management

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits political subdivisions and sewerage districts from

prohibiting the keeping of up to four chickens, ducks, geese, quail, or guinea fowl

(fowl) by property owners or certain lessors on properties zoned for residential use.

The bill specifically allows political subdivisions and sewerage districts to do any of

the following with regard to the keeping of fowl:

1. Require a keeper of fowl to obtain a permit.

2. Require notification of adjoining land owners.

3. Impose reasonable regulations related to the location of fowl housing on a

property.

4. Prohibit the keeping of roosters.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Taylor (D)

11 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Gustafson (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Schmidt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tittl (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Taylor and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Bodden, Behnke, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Rozar, Schmidt and Tittl

  2. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1