For the purposes of this chapter, the established date of operation is the date on which an agricultural operation commenced operation. If the physical facilities of the agricultural operation are expanded subsequently or new technology adopted, the established date of operation for each change is not a separately and independently established date of operation and the commencement of the expanded operation does not divest the agricultural operation of a previously established date of operation.

HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 452; 1990 Act No. 442, Section 1, eff April 24, 1990; 2006 Act No. 290, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 30, 2006).

Effect of Amendment

The 1990 amendment added this section, renumbering former section 46-45-40 as section 46-45-50.

The 2006 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.