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The West Virginia House of Delegates forwarded a bill targeting county agricultural oversight to the governor's desk. Senate Bill 171 would bar county commissions from passing ordinances or rules stricter than state law regarding agricultural operations.
The West Virginia House of Delegates forwarded a bill targeting county agricultural oversight to the governor's desk. Senate Bill 171 would bar county commissions from passing ordinances or rules stricter than state law regarding agricultural operations.
A bill that would restrict county oversight of agricultural operations, Senate Bill 171, is nearing passage in the West Virginia House of Delegates after having been approved by the state Senate. The bill, which has drawn heavy opposition from Hardy County citizens, would bar county commissions from passing ordinances or rules stricter than state law regarding agricultural operations. The House Government Organization Committee approved SB 171 this week.
A bill passed by the West Virginia Senate, Senate Bill 171, has sparked fears of loss of local safeguards against environmental health concerns, especially in Hardy County. The bill would prohibit county commissions from passing ordinances or rules stricter than state law regarding agricultural operations.
PARKERSBURG — The 49th annual Wood County Farmer’s Short Course will begin Jan. 25 and will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in the Fort Boreman Room of the J