The bill, H.B. No. 294, seeks to regulate food production on single-family residential lots by prohibiting property owners' associations from adopting or enforcing restrictive covenants that prevent certain activities. Specifically, the bill allows for the growing of fruits and vegetables, the raising of up to six domestic fowl or adult rabbits, and the operation of cottage food production as defined by state health codes. While property owners' associations can impose reasonable requirements related to these activities, such regulations cannot effectively prohibit them, particularly in visible areas of the property.

Additionally, the bill outlines specific conditions under which property owners' associations may regulate the raising of fowl and rabbits, including limits on the number of animals, requirements for maintaining sanitary conditions, and restrictions on the presence of roosters. The bill clarifies that it does not require associations to permit food production on common property or to allow activities that violate existing regulations. It also states that any provision conflicting with this section is void, and the law will take effect on September 1, 2025.

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