From the Illinois Supreme Court ruling issued Dec 2, 1999:
"...At what level of activity does a hog production facility cease to be 'agricultural' and becomes 'industrial'? This is an exercise in line-drawing classically meant for the legislature..."The Court denied Knox County's appeal that a 3,600 sow operation was subject to county industrial zoning.
For the full-text, see:
http://www.state.il.us/court/1999/86891.htm
Docket Nos. 86891, 87002 cons.-Agenda 28-September 1999. THE COUNTY OF KNOX ex rel. ROBERT MASTERSON, Knox County Zoning Department Administrator, et al., Appellants, v. THE HIGHLANDS, L.L.C., et al., Appellees.
Also see:
Dec 24: Petition calls for rehearing of Supreme Court case
http://www.farmweb.org/biblio_il.htm#19991224_rmDec 9: Editorial: Keep lobbying for local control...
http://www.farmweb.org/biblio_il.htm#19991209_pjsDec 8: Editorial: Mega-livestock court ruling puts onus back on legislators
http://www.farmweb.org/biblio_il.htm#19991208_pantaDec 4: Hog farm ruling sees mixed bag of reactions
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/news1204-05.htmlDec 3: Hog farms not local call
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/news1203-01.htmlDec 3: Court sides with megahog farms
http://www.pjstar.com/frontpage/topnews/pjs9580a.htmlSep 29: County to court: Mega-hog farms are industrial, not agricultural
http://www.farmweb.org/biblio_il.htm#19990929_pjsFull-text of Dec. 30, 1998 Illinois Appelate Court ruling [that Knox County lost]:
http://www.state.il.us/court/appellates/1998/4970912.htmMar 26: IL Livestock "agreement..." "...doesn't really do anything..."
http://www.farmweb.org/b/19990326_wuis.htmGlaring flaws of Illinois livestock "agreement"
http://www.farmweb.org/b/19990403_kh.htm
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