Right to Farm in Missouri (2026)
19 rules on the books across Missouri, 16 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Farm Nuisance Protection
Whether established farms are shielded from nuisance lawsuits and from local ordinances that would restrict their operations.
Missouri: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsMissouri RSMo 537.295 shields established agricultural operations from most nuisance lawsuits, codifying a…
Read full rule →Blue Springs
Few RestrictionsIn the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, City Code Section 245.300 exempts land zoned or used for agriculture from the…
Read full rule →Agricultural Zoning Protection
State rules that limit how cities and counties may zone or restrict agricultural land uses, including livestock and crop operations.
Missouri: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsMissouri RSMo 537.295 and constitutional protections constrain how counties and cities may zone agriculture, limiting…
Read full rule →Cass County
Some RestrictionsCass County's 'A' Agricultural District, Zoning Order § 400.270, protects farmland from non-agricultural development…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia, Missouri's Unified Development Code sets aside an 'A' Agricultural zoning district within city limits in…
Read full rule →Greene County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Greene County's A-1 Agriculture District allows farming, orchards, grazing, and greenhouses by right…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Jackson County protects farmland through an Agricultural District (AG) zone reserved for tracts of 10+…
Read full rule →Kansas City
Some RestrictionsKansas City's zoning code permits crop agriculture, home gardens, community gardens, and community-supported…
Read full rule →Lees Summit
Some RestrictionsLee's Summit protects farming through its AG Agricultural District, a dedicated zone under UDO Sec. 4.060 for…
Read full rule →O Fallon
Some RestrictionsO'Fallon protects farming through its "AG" Agricultural District, zoned for lots at least two acres (ten acres to keep…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsSpringfield, Missouri exempts farms of ten acres or more in agriculturally zoned districts from the city's standard…
Read full rule →St Charles County
Some RestrictionsSt. Charles County zones unincorporated farmland "A" Agricultural, protecting it with a five-acre minimum lot size…
Read full rule →St Peters
Some RestrictionsSt. Peters zones fringe land as an "A-1" Agricultural District under Section 405.110 to hold parcels for farming until…
Read full rule →Waynesville
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Waynesville, Missouri, the zoning code's A-1 Agricultural District, § 405.120, permits farming, dairy…
Read full rule →Jefferson County
Light RestrictionsJefferson County's unincorporated land carries an "RA-5" Rural/Agricultural District under UDO Section 400.1470…
Read full rule →Blue Springs
Few RestrictionsIn the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, the RE, Residential Estate District under Section 404.060 of the Development…
Read full rule →Boone County
Few RestrictionsBoone County's zoning ordinance exempts agricultural activity from its general height, area and yard regulations, and…
Read full rule →Independence
Few RestrictionsIndependence, Missouri's Unified Development Ordinance permits crop agriculture outright in every residential zoning…
Read full rule →St. Louis County
Few RestrictionsSt. Louis County's "NU" Non-Urban District exists for areas where rough terrain or distance from infrastructure limits…
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