Right to Farm in Howard County, IN (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Howard County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Howard County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Farm Nuisance Protection
Unincorporated Howard County's public nuisance ordinance, which targets abandoned vehicles, garbage and junk, does not reach working farms. Section 97.03(J)(3) carves out agricultural and industrial operations, forestry operations, destruction of detrimental plants, and land where crops, hay or pasture are cultivated, pointing to the same Indiana Code sections that give farmers state-law nuisance protection. County code enforcement staff cannot cite a qualifying farm operation.
Howard County Exempts Farms From Nuisance Rules
Few RestrictionsHoward County Code § 97.03(J)(3)
(3) Applicability. This chapter does not apply to the following: (a) Agricultural and industrial operations as described in I.C. 32-30-6-9; (b) Forestry operations as described in I.C. 32-30-6-11; (c) Destruction of detrimental plants in I.C. 15-16-8; (d) Real property upon which agricultural crops are cultivated, including hay and pasture, as described in I.C. 36-7-10.1-3(a); and (e)...
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