{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-219-d","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §219-D","heading":"Keeping chickens on residential property","body":"A county or municipality may not adopt a regulation or ordinance that prohibits a person from keeping chickens on that person's residential property.  For purposes of this section, \"chicken\" means a female domesticated bird that is raised for meat or eggs and does not include a fully mature domesticated male chicken.  This section may not be construed to limit the home rule authority of a municipality.","path":["TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS","PART 1: ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 8-A: FOOD AND FOOD POLICY","SUBCHAPTER 2: FOOD POLICY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec219-D.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"ec87bb257f148f0d66e53381cb3b7a94b5bbf9a3b590fb6c9573f9f561f73a92","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-219-c","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}