Right to Farm in Bannock County, ID (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Bannock County, Idaho.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bannock County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Farm Nuisance Protection

Bannock County protects existing farms and ranches as permitted uses under Section 17.52.330(A), so operations running when the zoning ordinance took effect cannot be zoned out. The county still applies setback and nuisance-intensification rules to any operation that becomes more intensive, and references the Idaho Right to Farm Act for nuisance complaints.

Bannock County Right-to-Farm Protection

Some Restrictions

Bannock County Code § 17.52.330(A), (C)(1)

A.All farms and ranches in existence upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall be permitted uses. However, all regulations contained herein and other county ordinances in effect shall apply to all changes of the farming and ranching operation which will cause it to become more intensive. ... C.The board of commissioners may require any farm operation not located in t...

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Agricultural Zoning Protection

Existing farms and ranches in unincorporated Bannock County are protected as permitted uses under the zoning ordinance's grandfather clause, and Idaho's Right to Farm Act applies to nuisance complaints against them. Bannock County Code Section 17.52.330 shields agricultural operations in place before the ordinance took effect, while still requiring a permit before an operation intensifies.

Bannock County Right to Farm Protections

Some Restrictions

Bannock County Code § 17.52.330

A.All farms and ranches in existence upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall be permitted uses. However, all regulations contained herein and other county ordinances in effect shall apply to all changes of the farming and ranching operation which will cause it to become more intensive. ... 1.A nuisance on a farm is adjacent to or within two hundred (200) feet of an...

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