Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Office of Attorney General Ex Rel. Corbett v. Richmond Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 2007PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge FRIEDMAN.
Before this court are the preliminary objections filed by Richmond Township and the Richmond Township Board of Supervisors (Township) in response to the Petition for Review (Petition) filed in this court’s original jurisdiction by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General by Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General (Attorney General).
Chapter three of the Agricultural Code, (ACRE), 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 311-318, which took effect July 6, 2005, governs local regulation of normal agricultural operations so that such operations are consistent with state policies…
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