Right to Farm in Washington County, AR (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washington County, Arkansas.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Washington County declares "the right to farm" to be official county policy under Code of Ordinances Section 1320.05(10), and folds the state's farm-nuisance protections into county law by adopting Arkansas Code Section 2-4-101 et seq. as a county ordinance. The provision sits inside the same 2006 article that requires a recorded notice warning unincorporated-area buyers that farming may occur nearby.
Washington County Right-to-Farm Policy
Few RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 1320.05(10)
10) RIGHT TO FARM. The right to farm is hereby declared to be the policy of Washington County. A.C.A. �� 2-4-101, et. seq. is hereby adopted as a County Ordinance. 11) This Ordinance is amendatory to Washington County Code section 11-51 et seq., and enforceable as set out therein. (Ord. 2006-013, passed 5-13-2006; Am. Ord. 2006-044, passed 7-14-2006) � 13...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Washington County records a standing notice in the Circuit Clerk's real estate records under Code of Ordinances Section 1320.05(1), warning buyers of unincorporated land that "agricultural operations may now or in the future be located in the vicinity." The county backs that notice with an actual land-use classification: Section 1320.07(3) zones every unincorporated parcel as agricultural or single-family residential, with a one-acre minimum lot unless a city's subdivision rule requires more.
Washington County Agricultural Property Notice
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 1320.05(1)
1) a. The County Judge shall cause a notice to be filed in the real estate records in the Office of Circuit Clerk stating the following: "If you purchase property in an unincorporated area of Washington County, you are hereby put on notice that agricultural operations may now or in the future be located in the vicinity." b. The County Judge is hereby further authorized to disseminate this chapt...
Right to Farm by City in Washington County
1 cities in Washington County have their own right to farm rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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