The right to farm is hereby recognized to exist within the Town
of Ipswich. The above-described activities may occur on holidays,
weekdays, and weekends by night or day and shall include the attendant
incidental noise, odors, dust, and fumes associated with generally
accepted agricultural practices. The benefits and protections of this
bylaw are intended to apply to those agricultural and farming operations
and activities conducted in accordance with generally accepted agricultural
practices. (Generally accepted agricultural practices include, but
are not limited to, best management practices. Guidance on current
best management practices can be obtained from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service, the Massachusetts
Farm Bureau, the University of Massachusetts Extension program, the
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, or from other
recognized agricultural institutions.) Moreover, nothing in this bylaw
shall be deemed as acquiring any interest in land. The protections
contained in this bylaw do not impose or preempt any land use or other
restrictions associated with agricultural operations, which are properly
the subject of state statute, regulation, zoning, or other local bylaws,
including the Ipswich Wetlands Protective Bylaw.
If any part of this bylaw is for any reason held to be unconstitutional
or invalid, such determination shall not affect the remainder of this
bylaw. The Town of Ipswich hereby declares the provisions of this
bylaw to be severable.