Pennsylvania § 314 Duties of Attorney General

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 314 — Duties of Attorney General

Pennsylvania § 314

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 3AGRICULTURE

PartPART I

Ch. 3LOCAL REGULATION

Subch.NORMAL AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS

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3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 314 (2026).

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(a)Request for review.--An owner or operator of a normal agricultural operation may request the Attorney General to review a local ordinance believed to be an unauthorized local ordinance and to consider whether to bring legal action under section 315(a) (relating to right of action).

(b)Discretion.--The Attorney General has the discretion whether to bring an action under section 315(a).

(c)Response.--Within 120 days after receiving a request under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall advise the person that made the request whether or not the Attorney General will bring legal action under section 315(a). If the request under subsection (a) is in writing, the response shall be in writing.

(d)Consultation.--The secretary and the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Th

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(a) Request for review.--An owner or operator of a normal agricultural operation may request the Attorney General to review a local ordinance believed to be an unauthorized local ordinance and to consider whether to bring legal action under section 315(a) (relating to right of action).

(b) Discretion.--The Attorney General has the discretion whether to bring an action under section 315(a).

(c) Response.--Within 120 days after receiving a request under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall advise the person that made the request whether or not the Attorney General will bring legal action under section 315(a). If the request under subsection (a) is in writing, the response shall be in writing.

(d) Consultation.--The secretary and the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University shall, upon request of the Attorney General, provide expert consultation regarding the nature of normal agricultural operations in this Commonwealth.