Food, Agriculture & Environmental Law
The focus of this guide is the intersection of U.S. food, agriculture and environmental law.
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Laws, Regulations & Decisions
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State Materials(GW Law Library)
A guide to primary legal materials for the states. -
State Law Clearinghouse(The National Agricultural Law Center)
Compilation of state statutes on specific topics of agricultural law, such as animal cruelty statutes, laws affecting the recreational use of land, and statutory provisions targeted at agritourism operations. Currency may vary by state. -
States' Right-to-Farm Statutes(The National Agricultural Law Center)
All fifty states have enacted right-to-farm laws that seek to protect qualifying farmers and ranchers from nuisance lawsuits filed by individuals who move into a rural area where normal farming operations exist, and who later use nuisance actions to attempt to stop those ongoing operations. Updated periodically.
State Depts. of Agriculture
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State Directory(National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA))
Provides links to the departments of agriculture in all fifty states and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Animal Feeding Operations - Compendium of State Permits and ProgramsProvides examples of state program features for promoting good manure management at animal feeding operations.