In this chapter:

1. (1) "Agricultural operation" includes the following activities:

   1. (A) cultivating the soil;
   2. (B) producing crops for human food, animal feed, planting seed, or fiber;
   3. (C) floriculture;
   4. (D) viticulture;
   5. (E) horticulture;
   6. (F) silviculture;
   7. (G) wildlife management;
   8. (H) raising or keeping livestock or poultry; and
   9. (I) planting cover crops or leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure.
2. (2) "Governmental requirement" includes any rule, regulation, ordinance, zoning, or other requirement or restriction enacted or promulgated by a county, city, or other municipal corporation that has the power to enact or promulgate the requirement or restriction.

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2595, ch. 693, Sec. 21, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 18 (S.B. 734), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 135 (H.B. 2308), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 586 (H.B. 2947), Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2023.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.