Section 2-6B-1 Short title; legislative intent. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. (b) The Legislature recognizes the importance of the family farm in Alabama. It is the intent of the Legislature to assist in the preservation of family farms in Alabama by assuring that […]
Section 2-6B-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings: (1) FARM. The land, including ponds, buildings, support facilities, machinery, equipment, tractors, implements, and other appurtenances used by the owner or operator thereof in the production of farm products, with respect to which there has […]
Section 2-6B-3 Nuisance exception requirements; evidence of nuisance. (a) A farm or farm operation shall not be deemed to be or become a public or private nuisance for purposes of Section 6-5-127, or any other law, or be deemed in violation of any municipal or county ordinance or resolution heretofore or hereafter adopted declaring any […]
Section 2-6B-4 Applicability of Alabama Litigation Accountability Act. The Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, Article 6, commencing with Section 12-19-270, of Chapter 19 of Title 12, shall apply to this chapter. (Act 2010-397, p. 649, §4.)
Section 2-6B-5 Effect of nuisance actions. No municipality, county, or other unit of local government in the state, whether by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise, may declare or treat any farm or farm operation that meets the requirements of Section 2-6B-3 as a public or private nuisance, and any attempt to take such an action shall […]
Section 2-6B-6 Availability of certain nonproprietary information as to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems permits. In order that the citizens of Alabama shall have the opportunity to be as fully informed as practicable respecting the establishment hereafter in this state of farm operations known as concentrated animal feeding operations, as defined in Section 502(14) of […]
Section 2-6B-7 Construction of chapter. The provisions of this chapter are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict with this chapter. (Act 2010-397, p. 649, §7.)
