Roy Cooper vetoes bill protecting hog farmers: 'Property rights are vital'
Story Date: 6/26/2018

 

Source: Anne Blythe, NEWS & OBSERVER, 6/25/18

 
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill on Monday that severely limited how and when neighbors of hog farms can sue the agricultural business next door with nuisance claims. The action came 11 days after approval of the North Carolina Farm Act, or Senate Bill 711, which sparked heated debate in the General Assembly. It also came on a day when opponents of the bill and farmers both rallied in Raleigh.

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