On 18 September this year, the Board of the National Council of Agricultural Chambers submitted a motion to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Czesław Siekierski, to introduce into the legal regulations the mandatory consent of new rural residents to the nuisances associated with agricultural production.
This motion is the result of postulates submitted during the 5th session of the National Council of Agricultural Chambers, which took place on September 11, 2024 in Parzniew, and a consequence of the high-profile case of a pig farmer from Grodzisk near Łódź, which we have been reporting on Farmer.pl from the beginning. Courts of two instances ordered farmer Szymon Kluka to pay compensation to neighbors who complained about unpleasant odors from the farm.
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Compulsory declarations for new settlers
"After purchasing real estate in rural areas, new residents increasingly often raise concerns about standard agricultural activities, such as noise, odors, work performed at night or other inherent elements of farming. Such complaints and reports to all state services result in numerous inspections, which seriously hampers the management of farms, which must function in accordance with the cycle of nature and the requirements of agricultural production," the chambers argue in a letter to the Minister of Agriculture.
In connection with this, the National Council of Agricultural Chambers calls on the Ministry of Agriculture "to undertake legislative actions concerning the introduction of regulations requiring new rural residents to express their consent to the specific nuisances resulting from agricultural activity". Such a regulation – in the opinion of the agricultural self-government – will protect the interests of farmers who have been farming in these areas for years, and will also prevent neighborly conflicts.
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