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Committee weighs house and senate language limiting municipal regulation of backyard poultry
Summary
Committee compared House and Senate proposals that would restrict municipal bylaws on small backyard poultry flocks (excluding roosters), discussed whether municipalities could still set setbacks or fees, and debated adding a "right to grow food" provision for renters—members cautioned against changes that might jeopardize the bill's passage.
Staff member (S2) compared the House and Senate versions of a bill addressing municipal regulation of poultry and related farm activities. S2 explained the House version would allow municipalities to regulate poultry so long as bylaws do not prohibit raising, feeding, or managing poultry, while the Senate version would more broadly prohibit municipal regulation of the raising, feeding, or managing of a "small backyard poultry flock" (the bill…
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