TITLE: Relating to the applicability of certain municipal and county regulations affecting agricultural operations.

SUMMARY: Relating to the applicability of certain municipal and county regulations affecting agricultural operations.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the applicability of certain municipal and county regulations affecting agricultural operations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Section 1.004 to read as follows: Sec. 1.004. FIELD PREEMPTION. The provisions of this code preclude municipalities or counties from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, order, rule, or policy in a field occupied by a provision of this code unless explicitly authorized by statute. A municipal or county ordinance, order, rule, or policy that violates this section is void and unenforceable. SECTION 2. Section 251.005, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows: (c-3) A governmental requirement of a city relating to the height or maintenance of vegetation does not apply to an agricultural operation. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.