North Carolina's Right to Farm Act limits nuisance lawsuits and local restrictions on bona fide farm operations, including livestock and poultry kept on qualifying farms statewide.
Under N.C.G.S. Chapter 106, Article 1, bona fide farms are exempt from county zoning and many local restrictions on livestock and poultry. The Right to Farm Act protects established agricultural operations from nuisance suits filed more than one year after the operation began. Municipalities retain authority over livestock kept on non-farm residential lots inside city limits, but cannot restrict qualifying farms. Residents must verify whether a parcel qualifies as a bona fide farm under state criteria before assuming exemptions apply.
Local enforcement against qualifying farms may be invalid; nuisance suits against protected farms can be dismissed
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