LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska could have a tougher time passing new restrictions on farming and ranching under a proposed ballot measure.
The proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee the right to "engage in farming and ranching practices" and prevent the Legislature from passing new regulations without a compelling state interest.
If approved by voters, Nebraska could become the third state to adopt a right-to-farm constitutional amendment. North Dakota voters approved a similar measure in 2012, followed by Missouri in 2014. Oklahoma will also consider a right-to-farm amendment in November.
The proposal by Senator John Kuehn of Heartwell comes four years after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to enshrine hunting, fishing and animal-harvesting rights in the state constitution.
The measure is LR378CA.
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