---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow The Keeping Of Chickens On Private Residential Property"
description: "An Act To Allow The Keeping Of Chickens On Private Residential Property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1655"
citation: "Maine LD 1655 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POULTRY", "PRIVATE PROPERTY", "PRODUCTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer POIRIER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-15"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90b80edd-471a-4d92-b712-381f7c47d218"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098508"
source_hash: "9e0ae04f161888dd15bc7864cf086400d802dd099bc81cfed1d66cbacef91a8f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1655 (132) — An Act To Allow The Keeping Of Chickens On Private Residential Property

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-173)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1096&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 174** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1096&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1655 HP 1096** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1096&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC OUGHT TO PASS AS AMEND REP — **131–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jennifer POIRIER — primary (person)
- Amanda COLLAMORE — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-15** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-20** On OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.
- **2025-05-20** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** ROLL CALL NO. 159
- **2025-05-20** (Yeas 131 - Nays 8 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-173), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90b80edd-471a-4d92-b712-381f7c47d218`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).