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MS SB2754
Bill
Status
2/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Angela Burks Hill
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AI Summary
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Creates the Mississippi Farm Rights Protection Act, defining "farm commerce" to include agricultural production, husbandry, and related activities such as crops, livestock, dairy, poultry, silviculture, and farm-related events.
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Includes farm-created items such as art, crafts, food, beverages, honey, and handmade goods as protected farm commerce, with a rebuttable presumption that on-farm food preparation and processing are farm commerce rather than industrial activities.
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Prohibits counties and municipalities from requiring special exceptions or special use permits for farm commerce activities in agricultural districts or zoned areas.
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Restricts local zoning ordinances from unreasonably restricting farm commerce unless restrictions directly relate to health, safety, and general welfare, placing the burden on local government to prove this direct relationship.
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Amends Section 17-1-3 of Mississippi Code to exempt farm commerce from permit requirements, and limits noise ordinances for farm activities to no more restrictive than general noise ordinances; effective July 1, 2014.
Legislative Description
Agriculture; enact Mississippi Farm Rights Protection Act.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2014