Wyoming limits county zoning over bona fide agricultural operations, preserving farm and ranch use rights even within county-adopted land use plans.
Under W.S. 18-5-201 et seq., Wyoming counties may adopt zoning resolutions for unincorporated areas, but the statutes expressly limit application of zoning to lands and uses devoted to bona fide agricultural production. County zoning cannot prohibit normal farm and ranch operations on agricultural land, although ancillary commercial uses may be regulated. The Right to Farm Act (W.S. 11-44) reinforces this protection by shielding qualifying operations from nuisance claims. Municipalities retain broader zoning authority within incorporated boundaries, where agricultural use is less common.
Counties enforcing zoning against bona fide agricultural use risk reversal in court and potential liability for landowners' attorney fees; non-agricultural commercial activities remain subject to standard zoning enforcement.
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