Right to Farm in Taunton, MA (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Taunton, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Taunton's zoning code treats agriculture, including keeping poultry, swine, cattle and other livestock, as a use permitted by right in every zoning district, not just in a designated agricultural zone. The catch is size: the use only qualifies for that blanket permission on parcels of five acres or more, so smaller lots fall outside this protection and need separate zoning relief.
Taunton Agricultural Use Zoning Rules
Some Restrictions§ 440-201; § 440-502A(1)
AGRICULTURE The use of land, buildings or structures for agriculture and farming, including floriculture, horticulture and viticulture; farming in all its branches and the cultivation and tillage of the soil; dairying; the production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agricultural, floricultural or horticultural commodities; the raising of livestock; the keeping and raising of poultry,...
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