{"id":26106,"date":"2019-04-25T16:20:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=26106"},"modified":"2019-04-25T16:20:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:20:38","slug":"expanded-right-to-farm-protections-amended-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=26106","title":{"rendered":"Expanded right-to-farm protections amended, advanced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers gave second-round approval April 25 to a bill that would expand legal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska\u2019s 1982 Right to Farm Act after amending it to protect the rights of neighboring landowners.

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Sen. Dan Hughes<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n

Under the act, a farm or public grain warehouse\u2014a grain elevator or receptacle in which grain is held for longer than 10 days\u2014cannot be found to be a public or private nuisance if it existed before a change in the land use or occupancy of land in its locality and would not have been considered a nuisance before the change. <\/p>\n

As introduced by Sen. Dan Hughes of Venango, LB227 would expand the conditions under which those operations are shielded from nuisance liability. <\/p>\n

Under the bill, as amended on general file, a farm or public grain warehouse could not be found to be a public or private nuisance after two years following the established date of operation. <\/p>\n

If the operation undergoes any subsequent change\u2014including a conversion from one type of farm to another or a change in size\u2014the date of that change would be considered the established date of operation and the two-year window would reset. <\/p>\n

Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop introduced an amendment during select file debate, adopted 38-0, that would replace the bill. Under the amendment, no suit for public or private nuisance could be maintained against a farm or public grain warehouse more than two years after the condition that is the subject matter of the suit reaches a level of offense sufficient to sustain a nuisance claim.<\/p>\n

The limitation would not apply to any action brought to determine compliance with or to enforce a previous court order related to the same nuisance claim or to any claims for additional damages or relief available when an operation fails to remediate a nuisance pursuant to the court order.<\/p>\n

Lathrop said the amendment is a compromise that would preserve existing protections for agricultural operations under the Right to Farm Act, while giving neighboring landowners two years in which to bring a nuisance action if a change to an operation causes problems that could support a nuisance claim.<\/p>\n

Hughes supported the amendment, saying it would increase protections for farmers and livestock producers who expand their operations.<\/p>\n

Following adoption of the Lathrop amendment, senators advanced LB227 to final reading by voice vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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