Iowa SF161 prohibits state agencies and local governments from regulating residential gardens on private property.

Iowa SF161, known as the Freedom to Garden Act, prohibits state agencies and local governments from regulating residential gardens on private property. The bill defines a residential garden as a plot of ground or elevated soil bed where garden food is produced and harvested primarily for the benefit of the individual who owns or leases the residential property or the members of the individual’s family, household, or guests.

Iowa SF161 prohibits state agencies and local governments from regulating residential gardens on private property.

Iowa SF161, known as the Freedom to Garden Act, prohibits state agencies and local governments from regulating residential gardens on private property. The bill defines a residential garden as a plot of ground or elevated soil bed where garden food is produced and harvested primarily for the benefit of the individual who owns or leases the residential property or the members of the individual’s family, household, or guests.