Right to Farm in Missouri (2026)
15 rules on the books across Missouri, 13 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.
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 →Jefferson County
Light RestrictionsJefferson County's unincorporated land carries an "RA-5" Rural/Agricultural District under UDO Section 400.1470…
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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