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S1342 • 2026

EGGS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for household egg production.

EGGS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for household egg production.

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Sponsor
JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
H Agric Aff
Effective date
Not listed

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EGGS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for household egg production.

EGGS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for household egg production.

What This Bill Does

  • EGGS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for household egg production.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  2. 2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature

    Read First Time, Referred to Agricultural Affairs

  3. 2026-03-06 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-1-4 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Keyser(Galloway), Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Taylor Absent and excused – Den Hartog, Lent, Rabe, Woodward Floor Sponsor - Nichols Title apvd - to House

  4. 2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  5. 2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  6. 2026-02-27 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; referred to Agricultural Affairs

  7. 2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

EGGS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for household egg production.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1342
BY
JUDICIARY
AND
RULES
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
EGGS;
AMENDING
TITLE
25,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
THE
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
2
CHAPTER
41,
TITLE
25,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
FOR
THE
HOUSEHOLD
EGG
PRO
-
3
DUCTION
AND
FOOD
SECURITY
ACT;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
4
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Title
25,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
amended
7
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
CHAPTER
,
to
be
known
and
designated
as
Chap
-
8
ter
41,
Title
25,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
9
CHAPTER
41
10
HOUSEHOLD
EGG
PRODUCTION
AND
FOOD
SECURITY
ACT
1
1
25
-
4101.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
chapter
may
be
known
and
shall
be
cited
as
12
"The
Household
Egg
Production
and
Food
Security
Act."
13
25
-
4102.
LEGISLATIVE
FINDINGS.
The
legislature
finds
that:
14
(1)
Many
Idaho
residents
who
live
in
single
-
family
residences
are
cur
-
15
rently
prohibited
from
producing
eggs
for
household
consumption
due
to
local
16
ordinances
or
restrictions;
17
(2)
Eggs
are
a
basic
food
staple,
and
household
egg
production
supports
18
food
security,
self
-
reliance,
and
family
resilience;
19
(3)
Agriculture
is
foundational
to
Idaho's
economy
and
future.
Modern
20
nutrition
guidance
increasingly
emphasizes
whole,
nutrient
-
dense
foods
and
21
balanced
diets
that
support
metabolic
health;
22
(4)
Eggs
are
a
foundational
nutrient
-
dense
food
that
aligns
with
23
such
dietary
principles
and
contributes
to
household
food
quality
and
re
-
24
silience;
and
25
(5)
This
chapter
supports
agricultural
literacy
and
responsible
house
-
26
hold
food
production
by
establishing
a
minimum
statewide
standard
to
prevent
27
total
prohibitions
on
household
egg
production,
while
preserving
reasonable
28
local
government
and
homeowner's
association
authority
related
to
health,
29
safety,
and
nuisance
concerns.
30
25
-
4103.
DEFINITIONS.
As
used
in
this
chapter:
31
(1)
"Hen"
means
a
female
chicken.
32
(2)
"Homeowner's
association"
has
the
same
meaning
as
provided
in
sec
-
33
tion
55
-
3203,
Idaho
Code.
34
(3)
"Political
subdivision"
means
a
city,
county,
or
other
unit
of
lo
-
35
cal
government
within
the
state
of
Idaho.
36
(4)
"Single
-
family
residence"
means
a
detached
residential
dwelling
37
designed
for
occupancy
by
one
(1)
household
and
does
not
include
apartments,
38
condominiums,
duplexes,
townhomes,
or
other
multifamily
dwellings.
39

2
25
-
4104.
HOUSEHOLD
EGG
PRODUCTION
-
-
MINIMUM
STATEWIDE
STANDARD.
(1)
1
Notwithstanding
any
ordinance,
resolution,
rule,
covenant,
condition,
or
2
restriction
to
the
contrary,
an
owner
or
occupant
of
a
single
-
family
resi
-
3
dence
may
keep
up
to
four
(4)
hens
for
household
egg
production.
4
(2)
Additional
hens
may
be
kept
as
allowed
by
a
political
subdivision
or
5
homeowner's
association.
6
(3)
Roosters
are
prohibited
unless
expressly
permitted
by
a
political
7
subdivision
or
homeowner's
association.
8
(4)
Eggs
produced
pursuant
to
this
section
may
be
sold,
bartered,
or
ex
-
9
changed,
provided
such
sales
comply
with
applicable
Idaho
food
safety
and
10
cottage
food
laws
governing
small
-
scale,
home
-
based
food
production.
1
1
25
-
4105.
AUTHORITY
PRESERVED.
Nothing
in
this
chapter
shall
be
con
-
12
strued
to
prohibit
a
political
subdivision
or
homeowner's
association
from
13
adopting
or
enforcing
reasonable
regulations
related
to
sanitation,
enclo
-
14
sure,
location,
noise,
odor,
pest
control,
or
nuisance
prevention,
or
from
15
limiting
or
prohibiting
household
egg
production
at
multifamily
dwellings,
16
provided
such
regulations
do
not
prohibit
the
household
egg
production
au
-
17
thorized
by
this
chapter.
18
25
-
4106.
PROSPECTIVE
APPLICATION.
This
chapter
applies
prospectively
19
only
and
does
not
affect
any
enforcement
action,
fine,
penalty,
or
legal
pro
-
20
ceeding
that
was
final
prior
to
July
1,
2026.
21
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
22
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
23
July
1,
2026.
24