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'Free the Chicken' bill advances out of Senate Agriculture Committee; allows homeowners and HOAs to permit hens
Summary
Senate Bill 1026, sponsored by Senator Tammy Nichols, would prohibit homeowners associations from outright banning backyard chickens while allowing HOAs to adopt reasonable coop and sanitation rules.
Senate Bill 1026, sponsored by Senator Tammy Nichols, Idaho State Senate, District 10, cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee with a due-pass recommendation to the floor after testimony from homeowners and proponents.
"SB 10 26 ensures that homeowners and HOAs have the same rights as those not governed by HOAs to own a limited number of backyard chickens," Senator Tammy Nichols said, introducing the measure she called the "Free the Chicken" bill. The bill would prevent homeowners associations from…
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