Hog farmers win new protections as lawmakers override Roy Cooper's veto
Story Date: 6/28/2018

 

Source: Anne Blythe, NEWS & OBSERVER, 6/27/18


North Carolina will place new limits on how and when neighbors of hog farms can sue the agriculture businesses next door.
The state legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill that restricts nuisance lawsuits against farms and other livestock and forestry operations. The state House voted 74 to 45 in the morning to override a veto that Gov. Roy Cooper issued on Monday. The Senate voted on Tuesday to reverse the governor's action.

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