Bill Text: IA HF329 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the possession of egg-laying hens.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-22 - Tabled until future meeting. Vote Total: 3-0. [HF329 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF329-Introduced.html
House
File
329
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
329
BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
possession
of
egg-laying
hens.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
22.
A
county
shall
not
adopt
an
ordinance,
3
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
means,
that
4
establishes,
intentionally
or
effectively,
a
maximum
limit
of
5
egg-laying
hens
allowed
on
a
property
that
is
less
than
three
6
egg-laying
hens
per
resident
of
the
property.
This
subsection
7
does
not
prohibit
the
lessor
of
a
property
from
limiting
the
8
number
of
egg-laying
hens
a
lessee
has
on
the
property.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18.
A
city
shall
not
adopt
an
ordinance,
12
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
means,
that
13
establishes,
intentionally
or
effectively,
a
maximum
limit
of
14
egg-laying
hens
allowed
on
a
property
that
is
less
than
three
15
egg-laying
hens
per
resident
of
the
property.
This
subsection
16
does
not
prohibit
the
lessor
of
a
property
from
limiting
the
17
number
of
egg-laying
hens
a
lessee
has
on
the
property.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
the
possession
of
egg-laying
hens.
The
22
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
city
from
adopting
an
ordinance,
23
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
using
any
other
means,
24
that
establishes,
intentionally
or
effectively,
a
maximum
limit
25
of
egg-laying
hens
allowed
on
a
property
that
is
less
than
26
three
egg-laying
hens
per
resident
of
the
property.
The
bill
27
does
not
prohibit
the
lessor
of
a
property
from
limiting
the
28
number
of
egg-laying
hens
a
lessee
has
on
the
property.
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