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HB276 • 2026

AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.

AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
S. Doan
Last action
2026-02-06
Official status
02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.

AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-06 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. 2026-02-05 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    3rd reading, passed 72-22

  3. 2026-02-04 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026

  4. 2026-01-29 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    2nd reading, to Rules

  5. 2026-01-28 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  6. 2026-01-15 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Local Government (H)

  7. 2026-01-08 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 276/GA
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HB027610.100 - 1608 - XXXX 2/5/2026 3:01 PM GA
AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 65 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "backyard chicken": 5
(a) Means a domesticated hen kept on residential property for personal egg 6
production or educational purposes; and 7
(b) Does not mean a domesticated hen used for commercial farming or a 8
domesticated rooster. 9
(2) A city, urban -county government, charter county government, consolidated local 10
government, or unified local government: 11
(a) Shall not enact or enforce any ordinance, zoning regulation, or policy that 12
directly or indirectly prohibits a person from keeping six (6) or fewer 13
backyard chickens on any residential property; and 14
(b) May enact and enforce reasonable ordinances, regulations, or policies to 15
ensure the health, safety, and welfare of residents, including but not limited 16
to: 17
1. Requiring setbacks for co ops holding backyard chickens from 18
property lines and neighboring residences; 19
2. Requiring sanitation and maintenance standards relating to backyard 20
chickens to control odors and pests; and 21
3. Prohibiting the commercial sale of eggs or backyard chickens on 22
residential properties. 23
(3) Any ordinance, regulation, or policy that conflicts with this section shall be void 24
and unenforceable. 25