Alabama Right to Farm Nuisance Protection Law

Code of Alabama Section 6-5-127 provides that no agricultural, manufacturing, or industrial operation in existence for more than one year shall be deemed a nuisance due to changed conditions in the surrounding area. The Right to Farm protection applies when the operation is conducted in compliance with applicable laws and was not a nuisance at its inception. The statute encourages investment in long-term farm operations and discourages residential developers and new neighbors from suing established farms over typical sounds, smells, or dust.

Nuisance suits against compliant established farms are barred under the Right to Farm statute.