87(R) SB 1062 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of food production on single-family |
 
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residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Chapter 217, Local Government Code, is amended |
 
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by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows: |
 
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SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
 
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             Sec.  217.901.    FOOD PRODUCTION ALLOWED ON SINGLE-FAMILY |
 
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RESIDENTIAL LOT. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as |
 
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provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may not adopt or enforce |
 
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an ordinance that prohibits any of the following activities on a |
 
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single-family residential lot: |
 
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                         (1)    the growing of fruits and vegetables; or |
 
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                         (2)    the raising or keeping of: |
 
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                                     (A)    six or fewer domestic fowls; |
 
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                                     (B)    six or fewer rabbits; or |
 
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                                     (C)    three or fewer beehives. |
 
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             (b)    A municipality may impose reasonable regulations on the |
 
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raising or keeping of fowls, rabbits, or bees on a single-family |
 
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residential lot that do not have the effect of prohibiting the |
 
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raising or keeping of the fowls, rabbits, or bees, including: |
 
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                         (1)    a limit on the number of animals or beehives that |
 
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is more than the minimum number allowed by this section; |
 
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                         (2)    a prohibition on raising or keeping of a rooster; |
 
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or |
 
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                         (3)    the minimum distance between an animal shelter or |
 
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beehive and a residential structure. |
 
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             (c)    An ordinance adopted by a municipality that violates |
 
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this section is void. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding |
 
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Section 202.022 to read as follows: |
 
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             Sec.  202.022.    FOOD PRODUCTION ALLOWED ON SINGLE-FAMILY |
 
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RESIDENTIAL LOT. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as |
 
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provided by Subsection (b), a property owners' association may not |
 
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adopt or enforce a restrictive covenant that prohibits any of the |
 
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following activities on a single-family residential lot: |
 
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                         (1)    the growing of fruits and vegetables; |
 
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                         (2)    the raising or keeping of: |
 
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                                     (A)    six or fewer domestic fowls; |
 
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                                     (B)    six or fewer rabbits; or |
 
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                                     (C)    three or fewer beehives; or |
 
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                         (3)    a cottage food production operation, as defined by |
 
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Section 437.001(2-b), Health and Safety Code. |
 
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             (b)    A property owners' association may adopt and enforce a |
 
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restrictive covenant imposing reasonable requirements on the |
 
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raising or keeping of fowls, rabbits, or bees on a single-family |
 
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residential lot that do not have the effect of prohibiting the |
 
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raising or keeping of the fowls, rabbits, or bees, including: |
 
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                         (1)    a limit on the number of animals or beehives that |
 
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is more than the minimum number allowed by this section; |
 
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                         (2)    a prohibition on raising or keeping of a rooster; |
 
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or |
 
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                         (3)    the minimum distance between an animal shelter or |
 
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beehive and a residential structure. |
 
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             (c)    A provision that violates this section is void. |
 
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             SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |