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Related Publications
The following resources represent a collection of publications that address the Pennsylvania ACRE Act. Where possible, the Center has provided viewable copies of these publications. Nevertheless, it may be necessary to access some of these materials through an online legal research database.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Office Publications
Attorney General Reports (published pursuant to 3 Pa. C.S. § 318)
Legal Publications
Vanessa Zboreak, “Yes, in Your Backyard!” Model Legislative Efforts to Prevent Communities from Excluding CAFOs, 5 Wake Forest J.L. & Policy 147-185 (2015)
Susan L. Bucknum, The Office of Attorney General’s Administration of the Agriculture, Communities and Rural Environment (ACRE) Statute, Environmental and Energy Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (2011)
Ross H. Pifer, The Agriculture, Communities and Rural Environment Act: Protecting Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Operations from Unlawful Municipal Regulation, 15 Drake J. Agricultural L. 109-135 (2010)
Comment, Nicole Carter, Agriculture, Communities and Rural Environment Initiative: Can Small Family Farms and Large Agribusiness Live Peacefully in Pennsylvania? 16 Widener L.J. 1023 (2007)
Miscellaneous Publications
Fact Sheet: Pennsylvania’s ACRE Law and a Summary of Attorney General Positions on Timber Harvesting, Pennsylvania SFI Implementation Committee (2020)
ACRE Statute Discussion, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (2015)
Agricultural Info Sheet: Avoiding ACRE Challenges, Chester County Ag Council
An Introduction to ACRE, Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association
