Right to Farm in Fort Worth, TX (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Fort Worth, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 251 protects farms operating one year or longer from nuisance suits based on changed surrounding conditions. The state shield applies in Fort Worth but mostly affects edge-of-city and Tarrant County agricultural parcels facing residential encroachment.
Texas Right to Farm Act Shields Established Farms
Few RestrictionsTex. Agric. Code Sec. 251.004
Sec. 251.004. NUISANCE OR OTHER ACTIONS. (a) No nuisance action or other action to restrain an agricultural operation may be brought against an agricultural operation that has lawfully been in operation and substantially unchanged for one year or more prior to the date on which the action is brought. A person who brings a nuisance action or other action to restrain an agricultural operation...
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