Summary Description
- Bans industrial farms with hogs and which require the use of manure storing lagoons.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- AgricultureClimate & environmental protection
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Pigs
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- USA
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- North Carolina
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Regulation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 1997
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- North Carolina Administrative Code, 15A NCAC 02T .1307-.1308 (U.S.A.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Bans the construction of industrial farms with hogs that require the use of manure storing lagoons.
- Weaknesses
- Moratorium only applies to industrial hog farms, and ones that require manure lagoons.