APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 30, 2025 174
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1096 - L.D. 1655
An Act to Allow the Keeping of Chickens on Private Residential Property
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §219-D is enacted to read:
§219-D. Keeping chickens on residential property
A county or municipality may not adopt a regulation or ordinance that prohibits a
person from keeping chickens on that person's residential property. For purposes of this
section, "chicken" means a female domesticated bird that is raised for meat or eggs and
does not include a fully mature domesticated male chicken. This section may not be
construed to limit the home rule authority of a municipality.
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