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1998 SESSION
HB 863 Right to Farm.
Introduced by: J. Paul Councill, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Right to Farm Act. Provides that the purpose of the Right to Farm Act is to reduce the loss of Virginia's agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed a nuisance, especially when nonagricultural land uses are initiated near existing agricultural operations. The bill provides that no agricultural operation shall be deemed a nuisance as a result of changed conditions in or about the locality if the agricultural enterprise has been in operation for one year. The bill's language tracks the provisions of the Act before it was amended in 1994 and restores the authority of local governments to adopt ordinances that require special use permits in agriculturally zoned districts.
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HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 981659168
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/05/98 House: Continued to 1999 in Agriculture (24-Y 0-N)