Right to Farm in Union County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Union County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Union County posts a notice at the Register of Deeds under Sec. 4-33(b) warning buyers that spraying, manure spreading, machinery, livestock and other farm activities in a voluntary agricultural district can happen any time of day or night, putting neighbors on notice before they buy nearby land.
Union County Agricultural District Right-to-Farm Notice
Few RestrictionsUnion County Code of Ordinances § 4-33(b)
Union County has established agricultural districts to protect and preserve agricultural lands and activities. These districts and enhanced districts have been developed and mapped by the county to inform all purchasers of real property that certain agricultural and forestry activities, including but not limited to pesticide spraying, manure spreading, machinery and truck operation, livestock o...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Union County's Voluntary Agricultural District program lets landowners in an enhanced district sell up to 25 percent of gross sales as non-farm products and still keep bona fide farm status, which is exempt from county zoning under G.S. 153A-340(b). The Agricultural Advisory Board administers district enrollment and the conservation agreements that anchor the exemption.
Union County Bona Fide Farm Zoning Exemption
Few RestrictionsUnion County Code of Ordinances § 4-29(1)
Sale of non-farm products. Landowners participating in enhanced districts may receive up to 25 percent of gross sales from the sale of non-farm products and still qualify as a bona fide farm that is exempt from county zoning regulations under G.S. 153A-340(b). A farmer seeking to benefit from this subsection shall have the burden of establishing that the property's sale of non-farm products did...
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