Right to Farm in Doña Ana County, NM (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Doña Ana County's subdivision code requires developers to disclose New Mexico's Right to Farm Act to every lot buyer. Under that law, an agricultural operation that wasn't a nuisance when it began and has run more than a year cannot become one later just because nearby conditions changed, per NMSA 1978 §§ 47-9-1 to 47-9-7.
Doña Ana County Right to Farm Act Notice
Few RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-407H(7)
Subdividers are required to disclose to purchasers that New Mexico law includes the "Right to Farm Act" (NMSA 1978, §§ 47-9-1 through 47-9-7). According to this law "any agricultural operation or facility is not, nor shall it become, a private or public nuisance by any changed condition in or about the locality of the operation or facility, if the operation was not a nuisance at the time it beg...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Doña Ana County requires subdividers to disclose New Mexico's Right to Farm Act to buyers under UDC § 350-407, and the same nuisance-immunity standard is carried into the County's environmental performance rules, meaning long-established farms and ranches can't be forced to change normal operations by encroaching development.
Doña Ana County Right to Farm Disclosure
Light RestrictionsDoña Ana County UDC § 350-407.H(7)
Agriculture. Subdividers are required to disclose to purchasers that New Mexico law includes the "Right to Farm Act" (NMSA 1978, §§ 47-9-1 through 47-9-7). According to this law "any agricultural operation or facility is not, nor shall it become, a private or public nuisance by any changed condition in or about the locality of the operation or facility, if the operation was not a nuisance at th...
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