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NC H899

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

4/11/2013

Primary Sponsor

Hugh Blackwell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • Allows counties to adopt zoning regulations governing poultry farms with animal waste management systems designed for 150,000 or more confined poultry.

  • Prohibits zoning regulations from completely excluding large-scale poultry farms (150,000+ confined poultry) from an entire county's zoning jurisdiction.

  • Excludes property used for large-scale poultry farms from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction if the property contains an agricultural operation meeting the new poultry farm definition.

  • Applies to poultry farms constructed on or after July 1, 2013.

Legislative Description

Local Authority/Large-Scale Chicken Farms

Last Action

Ref To Com On Agriculture

4/15/2013

Committee Referrals

Agriculture4/15/2013

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