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Subject Description: Several states have statutes or constitutional provisions that restrict the power of certain corporations to engage in farming or agriculture, or to acquire, purchase, or otherwise obtain land that is used or usable for agricultural production. Such legal provisions are commonly referred to as corporate farming laws, or anti-corporate farming laws. This has been an active area of law and policy debate, with an emphasis in recent years on the application of the Dormant Commerce Clause of the Constitution. This subject area will focus on litigation and other developments pertinent to states’ corporate farming laws.
Subject Description: Several states have statutes or constitutional provisions that restrict the power of certain corporations to engage in farming or agriculture, or to acquire, purchase, or otherwise obtain land that is used or usable for agricultural production. Such legal provisions are commonly referred to as corporate farming laws, or anti-corporate farming laws. This has been an active area of law and policy debate, with an emphasis in recent years on the application of the Dormant Commerce Clause of the Constitution. This subject area will focus on litigation and other developments pertinent to states’ corporate farming laws.
