Bills

SB 231: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-01-13

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-21: Re-Referred to WLA/AEN/EIG/EDT, WAM.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances setting forth procedures and requirements for the review and permitting of agricultural tourism uses and activities as secondary uses, in addition to accessory uses, on a working farm or farming operation.  Requires the counties' ordinances to include requirements that:  the principal agricultural use on a working farm or farming operation preexists the issuance of any land use permit or building permit for any accessory and secondary use; agricultural tourism includes only those activities that are allowed under existing zoning and land use regulations; and agricultural tourism be allowed only on land on which productive agricultural use is occurring.

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