HB 2561: DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; FERAL CHICKENS; PROHIBITION; FINES; ENFORCEMENT; APPROPRIATION

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)