22-4501 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. - Idaho Statutes

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TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 45

RIGHT TO FARM

22-4501. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that agricultural activities conducted on farmland in urbanizing areas are often subjected to nuisance lawsuits, and that such suits encourage and even force the premature removal of the lands from agricultural uses, and in some cases prohibit investments in agricultural improvements. It is the intent of the legislature to reduce the loss to the state of its agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed to be a nuisance. The legislature also finds that the right to farm is a natural right and is recognized as a permitted use throughout the state of Idaho.

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Statutes > Idaho > Title22 > T22ch45 > T22ch45sect22-4501

TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 45

RIGHT TO FARM

22-4501. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that agricultural activities conducted on farmland in urbanizing areas are often subjected to nuisance lawsuits, and that such suits encourage and even force the premature removal of the lands from agricultural uses, and in some cases prohibit investments in agricultural improvements. It is the intent of the legislature to reduce the loss to the state of its agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed to be a nuisance. The legislature also finds that the right to farm is a natural right and is recognized as a permitted use throughout the state of Idaho.

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TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 45

RIGHT TO FARM

22-4501. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that agricultural activities conducted on farmland in urbanizing areas are often subjected to nuisance lawsuits, and that such suits encourage and even force the premature removal of the lands from agricultural uses, and in some cases prohibit investments in agricultural improvements. It is the intent of the legislature to reduce the loss to the state of its agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed to be a nuisance. The legislature also finds that the right to farm is a natural right and is recognized as a permitted use throughout the state of Idaho.