S582 - North Carolina Farm Act of 2023. (SL 2023-63)

Overview: Section 1.5 of S.L. 2023-63 includes the following activities under the statutory definition of agriculture:

• Pine orchards planted for the purpose of harvesting pine needles for sale, or the harvesting of pine needles for sale from land with a forest management plan.
• When performed on the farm, biofuel production for commercial sale.

This bill was vetoed by the Governor on June 23, 2023, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on June 27, 2023.

This section became effective June 27, 2023.