Bill > A05139

This bill requires residential property owners who have chicken coops to register them with their local municipality within 30 days of establishing the coop, using a registration form specified by the commissioner of agriculture and markets. Once registered, municipalities must regularly send an updated list of these chicken coops to the New York Farm Bureau, which will create and maintain an online database of all registered residential chicken coops in the state. In the event of a documented disease outbreak affecting chicken coops, the Farm Bureau will be responsible for contacting the registered property owners. The purpose of this registration requirement appears to be to help track and quickly respond to potential disease outbreaks among backyard chicken populations, which could help prevent the spread of illness and protect both chicken and potentially human health. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5139