(A) ILCS Ch. 740, Act 70, §§ 1 et seq. provides farmers with statutory defense against nuisance suits where a farm has been in operation for more than one year and operated according to the established standards of the farming community for the type of operation being conducted.
(B) A number of farming practices will be protected as listed, but not limited to:
(1) Wide, slow moving farm equipment on roads;
(2) Noise, dust or odors from the operation of machinery as well as pesticides, fertilizers and manure being applied to the farmland at various times of the day or night;
(3) Wind blown debris, such as cornstalks, soybean residue, husks and the like;
(4) Aerial applications of pesticides or other materials;
(5) Odors and noise from livestock operations and/or stray livestock; and
(6) Drainage problems or short-term flooding, which may occur during heavy rainfall.
(Prior Code, § 91.31) (Ord. passed 4-14-1994)