SENATE BILL 281
By Watson
HOUSE BILL 882
By Travis
HB0882
001450
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43;
Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and
Title 69, relative to agriculture.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the department of environment and
conservation shall not regulate or otherwise oversee farming activities involving topsoil,
rock removal, or the building of a pond when such activities are conducted in an area
that is less than three (3) acres in size, and the property on which the activities occur
has a greenbelt classification pursuant to the Agricultural, Forest and Open Space Land
Act of 1976, compiled in title 67, chapter 5, part 10.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.