Senate hearing hears broad support for restoring farm zoning exemption, splits over livestock rules and income thresholds Lawmakers heard unified support for restoring municipal zoning exemptions for farming after a Supreme Court ruling, but witnesses disagreed over livestock rules on small parcels, whether to amend Title 24 or RAPs, and whether to raise the current $2,000 income trigger to $5,000.

A heated debate is brewing in Vermont as lawmakers grapple with restoring farm zoning exemptions and the future of livestock regulations—will they strike the right balance?

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