Effective 28 Aug 2012

350.017. Agricultural land in use as of September 28, 2007, exempt from certain restrictions for production of swine in certain counties — no expansion permitted. — 1. The restrictions under section 350.015 shall not apply to agricultural land in use as of September 28, 2007, by a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership for the production of swine or swine products located in:

(1) Any county of the third classification without a township form of government and with fewer than two thousand five hundred inhabitants;

(2) Any county of the third classification with a township form of government and with more than six thousand but fewer than seven thousand inhabitants and with a city of the fourth classification with more than one thousand seven hundred but fewer than one thousand nine hundred inhabitants as the county seat; or

(3) Any county of the third classification with a township form of government and with more than eight thousand but fewer than nine thousand inhabitants and with a city of the fourth classification with more than one thousand seven hundred but fewer than one thousand nine hundred inhabitants as the county seat.

2. No corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership under subsection 1 of this section shall expand its operations on such agricultural land, including but not limited to the purchase of contiguous land or the construction of new buildings that house animals or expansion of existing buildings that house animals; however, nothing in this subsection shall prevent any such corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership from repairing, maintaining or rebuilding any of its buildings or conducting activities required in order to meet state or federal laws.

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(L. 2012 S.B. 631)