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Agri-entertainment law a bit hazy
Regulation of area farms for events still unclear to some
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Bride Sasha Ali and her bridesmaids pose for photographers Saturday at Walters Barn in Lula. Heading into wedding season, the barn is still the only one to have received a permit to run an agri-entertainment business following a decision by Hall County commissioners last summer to require that. - photo by NAT GURLEY
As wedding season kicks into high gear, confusion remains about how a county ordinance passed last year to regulate “agri-entertainment” businesses like those that host weddings is being enforced. Agri-entertainment includes farm weddings, receptions, public events and similar uses where fees are charged. After receiving several complaints last year, county officials realized they had no permitting and zoning regulations in place for these kinds of businesses.