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These are some of the more than 200 laws that went into effect in Arizona

PHOENIX (AZ family) — Starting Saturday, more than 200 new laws will go into effect in Arizona. Here are seven different laws, covering everything from Arizona’s new planet to getting tickets to Taylor Swift concerts.

The official planet of Arizona

Attention all Pluto fans! Ninety-three years after being discovered at the Lowell Observatory, the dwarf planet takes its place as the official state planet of Arizona.

Drunk Rideshare Drivers?

A new law makes the legal blood alcohol limit for rideshare drivers stricter. The legal blood alcohol limit is now 0.04 instead of 0.08, cutting restrictions in half for rideshare drivers compared to everyone else on the road.

Tamale time

This new law expands the foods that can be legally sold after being prepared at home, beyond baked goods and candy.

Cooks who register with the state health department and pass a food preparation course can now sell meat products from their personal kitchens, but the meat must be packaged with a label and a disclaimer. Gov. Hobbs approved the change this year after vetoing a similar bill last year.

There is no foul play

Are you thinking about raising chickens in your backyard? Fear not! There is no foul play for Arizona homeowners who want to raise chickens at home.

Now, you can keep up to six chickens in your backyard without fear of local government intervention, but roosters are not allowed.

There are some rules and regulations, such as how close the co-op can be to houses and whether neighbors need to purchase the property depending on where you live. Arizona’s family I spoke to a former chicken owner in Scottsdale who is happy that more neighborhoods will be able to experiment with farm animals.

“I think it’s a great thing. We took our chickens out of the eggs and they became part of our family. They’re very friendly and we enjoy having fresh eggs and we share them with our neighbors and keep them quiet and clean, so it was a nice experience,” said Peter Kertz, a Scottsdale homeowner. “I think it’s nice that more people have the option to have this.”

Swifties unite!

Two bills, known as the “Taylor Swift Act,” are now law in the country. Both aim to crack down on ticket scalpers and bots. This comes after Ticketmaster’s website crashed in 2022 when fans tried to buy tickets for her Eras tour.

Bots can no longer buy tickets in bulk or use multiple emails and IP addresses to bypass security measures, and scalpers are prohibited from selling multiple copies of a ticket, reselling tickets before they are publicly available, and failing to disclose seat locations prior to purchase.

RELATED: Arizona’s abortion ban, dating back to the Civil War, is no longer in effect

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