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NY S02038
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Ortt
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement that landowners must own at least 250 acres to submit a proposal for creating an agricultural district within a county
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Prohibits local governments from restricting or regulating the collection, use, or storage of manure within agricultural districts through local laws, ordinances, or resolutions
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Prevents localities from classifying manure-related farming activities as a nuisance or pollutant that threatens public health or safety within agricultural districts
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Reaffirms that local governments must not unreasonably restrict farm operations within agricultural districts unless public health or safety is genuinely threatened
Legislative Description
Provides that the use or storage of manure may not be deemed a public nuisance under local laws restricting farming operations within an agricultural district.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/7/2026