88R12873 MZM-D
 
  By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 3834
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of a municipality to prohibit the raising
  or keeping of hens.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 217, Local Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY
         Sec. 217.061.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HENS.
  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not adopt or
  enforce an ordinance, rule, or other measure that prohibits the
  raising or keeping of hens.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.