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S 1063

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jamaal Bailey and 7 co-sponsors

Defines small-scale livestock for urban settings, covering limited-number animal care for personal use, education, or local production (poultry, rabbits, bees, etc.).

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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Bill Summary · S 1063

Summary — Senate Bill 1063 (Idaho) — Definition of “Small‑Scale Livestock” in Urban Agriculture

Note: The bill metadata submitted includes an inconsistent title (“Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals”). The text and fiscal note attached to S 1063 refer instead to an Idaho measure to amend the urban‑agriculture definitions (Section 22‑1002, Idaho Code). This summary focuses on the actual bill text and fiscal note provided.

Purpose

To add a statutory definition of “small‑scale livestock” to Idaho’s urban agriculture framework (Section 22‑1002, Idaho Code). The definition is intended to clarify the scope of animals and activities considered small‑scale livestock in urban, suburban, and small rural settings and to promote consistency in local regulations and public‑health protections.

Key provisions

  • Amends Section 22‑1002 (as that section would be amended by Senate Bill 1026, if enacted) by inserting a new definition:
    • “Small‑scale livestock” means the ownership, care, and raising of animals in limited numbers for personal use, small‑scale production, or educational purposes rather than for large‑scale or commercial farming.
    • The definition explicitly references applicability to urban, suburban, and small rural properties where space/resources are more constrained.
    • Examples and regulatory topics listed include poultry, rabbits, bees, miniature pigs, and goats; the text also anticipates restrictions for certain animals and regulatory areas such as sanitation, noise control, and other public‑health and safety measures.
  • Retains/updates existing definitions in the urban agriculture section (community gardening, market gardening, urban farming, victory gardening).
  • Emergency clause: declares an emergency and sets the act’s effective date to July 1, 2025.

Who would be affected

  • Municipal and county governments: local zoning/code officials and planners would have a clearer statutory term to use when drafting or enforcing ordinances related to urban livestock.
  • Urban / suburban property owners and small‑scale producers: individuals, community organizations, schools, and nonprofits that raise small numbers of animals for personal use, education, or local food production.
  • Public health and animal control agencies: regulators would use the clarified term when setting sanitation, noise, and animal‑keeping standards.

Fiscal impact

  • The attached fiscal note states the bill is strictly a definitional change and is expected to have no fiscal impact on state, county, or city budgets.

Procedural status & timeline (from provided actions)

  • Introduced (metadata): March 13, 2025 (SOP/FN shows an earlier internal introduction timestamp of 02/06/2025).
  • Committee referral: Agricultural Affairs (reported printed and reported out with Do Pass recommendation); later referred to other committees per docket entries.
  • Passed Senate: June 4, 2025; delivered to the Assembly and referred to the Higher Education committee on June 4, 2025.
  • Hearing(s) scheduled: September 9, 2025 (listed as both in‑person and virtual).
  • Effective date if enacted: July 1, 2025 (emergency provision).

Notes and caveats

  • The bill text conditionally amends Section 22‑1002 “as amended in Section 1 of Senate Bill No. 1026, if enacted …” — its exact effect could depend on actions on SB 1026.
  • The statement of purpose/fiscal note was prepared by a bill proponent and includes a legislative disclaimer noting it is not an official expression of legislative intent.
  • The supplied legislative action list appears to combine entries from multiple jurisdictions and possibly different bills with the same number; this summary isolates the Idaho text and fiscal note content.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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