The S.C. Farm Bureau wants to prevent perturbed residents from filing complaints about chicken farms locating to their neighborhoods. A bill proposed last week would charge S.C. residents $5,000 for filing a complaint about stinky chickens next door. Currently, the fine to file an appeal is a more-affordable $100-500.
DYK – The S.C. poultry industry brings in more than $12 billion annually + the S.C. Farm Bureau spent roughly $150k lobbying the legislature in 2015.
