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
(2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
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
11MINHouse Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
4MINHouse Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
19MINHouse Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems
19MINHouse Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems
1MIN