ID H0076

Prohibits homeowner's associations from adding, amending, or enforcing covenants or restrictions that prevent property owners from engaging in apiculture, vermiculture, aquaculture, gardening, composting, raising backyard domesticated food animals, or constructing accessory buildings.

Defines terms including apiculture (honeybee colonies), aquaculture (cultivation of aquatic organisms), backyard domesticated homesteading food animals (poultry, meat animals, dairy animals), and accessory buildings (plant protection structures and operations buildings).

Permits owners to delegate food-growing and animal-raising rights to tenants, agents, or contractors and allows necessary operations for raising, growing, washing, packaging, and storing fruits, vegetables, and food or dairy animals.

Requires animals to be appropriately housed, protected, and contained by animal-appropriate fencing on the property.

Allows homeowner's associations to limit accessory buildings to no more than 60% of required backyard area (less setbacks) for homes located within city limits.

Effective date: July 1, 2023.