Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4295: County authorized to approve up to 24 chickens on any lot by ordinance.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing a county to approve up to 24 chickens on any lot by ordinance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 394.25, subdivision 3c.
From the introduced text, March 13, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing a county to approve up to 24 chickens on any lot by ordinance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 394.25, subdivision 3c. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 394.25, subdivision 3c, is amended to read: Subd. 3c. Feedlot zoning ordinances. (a) A county proposing to adopt a new feedlot ordinance or amend an existing feedlot ordinance must notify the Pollution Control Agency and commissioner of agriculture at the beginning of the process, no later than the notice of the first hearing proposing to adopt or amend an ordinance purporting to address feedlots. (b) Prior to final approval of a feedlot ordinance, a county board may submit a copy of the proposed ordinance to the Pollution Control Agency and to the commissioner of agriculture and request review, comment, and recommendations on the environmental and agricultural effects from specific provisions in the ordinance. (c) The agencies' response to the county may and (2) the legal, social, economic, or scientific justification for each recommendation under clause (1). (d) At the request of the county board, the county must prepare a report on the economic effects from specific provisions in the ordinance. Economic analysis must state whether the ordinance will affect the local economy and describe the kinds of businesses affected and the projected impact …
Sponsors
- Joe McDonald (R) · primary sponsor
- Dawn Gillman (R)
- Walter Hudson (R)
- Rarick, Marion (R, 29B)
Latest actions
- : Author added Rarick
- : Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations
Common questions
- What is HF4295?
- HF4295 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): County authorized to approve up to 24 chickens on any lot by ordinance.
- What does HF4295 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing a county to approve up to 24 chickens on any lot by ordinance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 394.25, subdivision 3c.
- What is the status of HF4295?
- In committee as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: Author added Rarick (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4295?
- Joe McDonald (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF4295?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4295&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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