AI-assisted summary
The Kansas attorney general's opinion states that limited liability partnerships are exempt from the county approval process.
The farm, Smoky Hills Pork, is owned by a Nebraska-based limited liability partnership, a structure not covered by local oversight laws.
A November ballot question in Ottawa County aims to ban certain corporate swine facilities, but it does not include limited liability partnerships.
A proposed 45,000 head swine farm 30 miles north of Salina won't need the approval of the Ottawa County Commission due to its business structure, according to a Sept. 18 opinion from the Kansas Attorney General.
Ottawa County attorney Michael Montoya requested an opinion on whether a facility, known as Smoky Hills Pork, must obtain approval to establish a swin