Bill Text: IA HSB650 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to county regulation of certain agricultural experiences.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 300. [HSB650 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB650-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
650
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
county
regulation
of
certain
agricultural
1
experiences.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
335.26
Agricultural
experiences.
1
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“agricultural
experience”
2
includes
any
agriculture-related
activity,
as
a
secondary
3
use
in
conjunction
with
agricultural
production,
on
a
farm
4
which
activity
is
open
to
the
public
with
the
intended
purpose
5
of
promoting
or
educating
the
public
about
agriculture,
6
agricultural
practices,
agricultural
activities,
or
7
agricultural
products.
8
2.
To
assist
in
the
promotion
of
agricultural
experiences,
9
a
county
shall
not
require
a
conditional
use
permit,
special
10
use
permit,
special
exception,
or
variance
for
agricultural
11
experiences
on
property
of
which
the
primary
use
is
12
agricultural
production.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
the
ability
of
counties
to
regulate
17
certain
properties.
The
bill
defines
“agricultural
18
experience”,
which
includes
any
agriculture-related
activity
19
on
a
farm
with
the
purpose
of
promoting
or
educating
the
20
public
about
agriculture,
agricultural
practices,
agricultural
21
activities,
or
agricultural
products.
In
order
to
assist
22
in
the
promotion
of
agricultural
experiences,
the
bill
23
prohibits
a
county
from
requiring
a
conditional
use
permit,
24
special
use
permit,
special
exception,
or
a
variance
for
25
agricultural
experiences
on
property
of
which
the
primary
use
26
is
agricultural
production.
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