URBAN AGRICULTURE – Amends and adds to existing law to revise a definition and permit residential chicken ownership.

This bill allows Idaho homeowners in single-family residences to keep up to four chickens per 0.2 acre without being blocked by restrictive homeowner association rules. It prohibits deed restrictions or covenants from banning chicken ownership in urban areas, while permitting associations to set reasonable rules (like banning roosters). The law specifically excludes multi-unit buildings (apartments, duplexes) and agricultural zones, where existing farm regulations already apply. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025, following its passage by the Idaho legislature with a 28-6 vote.