Right to Farm in Nebraska (2026)

6 rules on the books across Nebraska, 4 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.

Nebraska's Right to Farm Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. 2-4401 to 2-4404, presumes that established farm and livestock operations…

State rules that limit how cities and counties may zone or restrict agricultural land uses, including livestock and crop operations.

Nebraska counties zone agricultural land under Neb. Rev. Stat. 23-114 to 23-114.05 and the Livestock Operation Siting…

Unincorporated Douglas County reserves land for farming through the AG Agricultural/Open Space District, requiring…

When Lincoln annexes land within three miles of its limits, city code automatically places it in the AG Agriculture…

Omaha's AG agricultural zoning district exists specifically to keep farming viable inside city limits. Section 55-81…

Lancaster County's Agricultural (AG) zoning district makes farming the district's baseline permitted use under…