Right to Farm in Sampson County, NC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Sampson County, North Carolina.

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

Farm Nuisance Protection

Sampson County's Voluntary Agricultural Districts Ordinance (Sec. 2-37) protects farmland in unincorporated Sampson County from suits and non-farm development pressure. Qualifying farms of at least 25 contiguous acres can join a district, and the County records public notice of farming activity on the land title and posts roadside signs.

Farm Protection in Sampson County

Light Restrictions

Sampson County Code §§ 2-37-03, 2-37-07.A, 2-37-10.B

The purpose of this program ordinance is to promote the health, safety, rural agricultural values, and general welfare of the County, and more specifically, increase identity and pride in the agricultural community and its way of life; encourage the economic and financial health of agriculture; increase protection from non-farm development; and increase the protection of farms from suits and ot...

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Agricultural Zoning Protection

Sampson County's Voluntary Agricultural Districts Ordinance, County Code § 2-37, lets farmland owners in unincorporated Sampson County enroll qualifying farms in an agricultural district. Enrollment requires a present-use-value tax certification, NRCS soil verification, and a 10-year conservation agreement, and gives farms notice-based protection from nuisance conflicts, water/sewer assessment waivers, and a voice before County-funded projects convert district land to non-farm use.

Sampson County Voluntary Agricultural Districts

Light Restrictions

Sampson County Code §§ 2-37-03, 2-37-07

The purpose of this program ordinance is to promote the health, safety, rural agricultural values, and general welfare of the County, and more specifically, increase identity and pride in the agricultural community and its way of life; encourage the economic and financial health of agriculture; increase protection from non-farm development; and increase the protection of farms from suits and ot...

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