HB 2561: DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; FERAL CHICKENS; PROHIBITION; FINES; ENFORCEMENT; APPROPRIATION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-20: The committee on AEN deferred the measure.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Declares feral chickens on public lands as a public nuisance and controllable pest in a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more. Prohibits supporting feral chickens on public lands, including by feeding chickens. Prohibits the abandonment of chickens on public lands or on private property without consent. Establishes fines and authorized enforcing agencies. Appropriates funds for the receipt, handling, and humane disposition of feral chickens that have already been caught. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Discussed in Hearing
5MINMar 20, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
12MINMar 20, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
12MINMar 20, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
12MINMar 20, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
5MINMar 20, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
5MINMar 20, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
5MINMar 20, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
12MINMar 20, 2026