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Read what official farm rules say about your activity, see the conditions that matter, and follow the source for the next check.

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  2. 2Read what the official source says
  3. 3Check the important conditions
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6 states have researched activity guides. The directory lists 50 states; many entries contain only official starting points or source-access status. State activity guides cover the cited agritourism or farm-market topic, not all rules for running an event. See coverage and limits.

MI

Michigan

State guide available · 8 activity guides

Main source: 2026 Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices for Farm Markets

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OH

Ohio

State guide available · 8 activity guides

Main source: Ohio Revised Code § 901.80 — Immunity from liability for agritourism providers

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PA

Pennsylvania

State guide available · 8 activity guides

Main source: Act of June 30, 2021, P.L. 167, No. 27 — Agritourism Activity Protection Act

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TX

Texas

State guide available · 8 activity guides

Main source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 75A — official PDF

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VA

Virginia

State guide available · 8 activity guides

Main source: Code of Virginia Title 3.2, Chapter 64 — Agritourism Activity Liability

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WA

Washington

State guide available · 8 activity guides

Main source: RCW 4.24.830 — Agritourism—Definitions

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Federal

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Federal

FDA Food-Facility Registration for Farms

Guide available · source access warning · When does a farm or farm food business register with FDA?

Federal

FSMA Produce Safety Rule Coverage for Farms and Produce

Guide available · source access warning · Which farms and produce fall under the FSMA Produce Safety Rule?

Federal

FSMA Produce Safety Rule Qualified Exemption

Guide available · source access warning · How does the Produce Safety Rule qualified exemption work?

Federal

FDA Shell-Egg Salmonella Prevention Rule for Farms

Guide available · source access warning · Which shell-egg farms fall under FDA’s Salmonella prevention rule?

Federal

Cattle and Bison Official Identification for Interstate Movement

Guide available · source access warning · Which cattle and bison need official identification before interstate movement?

Federal

Interstate Movement Documents for Cattle and Bison

Guide available · source access warning · When do cattle and bison need an ICVI for interstate movement?

Federal

Federal Field Sanitation for Agricultural Hand Labor

Guide available · source access warning · When must a farm provide field water, toilets, and handwashing facilities?

Federal

FDA Food Traceability Rule

Guide available · source access warning · When does the FDA Food Traceability Rule apply to a farm or food business?

Federal

Preventive Controls for Farm Mixed-Type Facilities

Guide available · source access warning · How does FDA preventive-controls coverage interact with the farm mixed-type facility definition?

Federal

FSMA Produce Safety Rule: Agricultural Water

Guide available · source access warning · What does the federal Produce Safety Rule say about agricultural water?

Federal

EPA Agricultural Worker Protection Standard

Guide available · source access warning · When does the federal Worker Protection Standard apply on a farm?

Federal

Federal Meat and Poultry Inspection Exemptions

Guide available · source access warning · What do the federal meat and poultry inspection exemptions actually say?

Federal

USDA Organic Certification and Exemptions

Guide available · source access warning · When do the USDA organic rules require certification?

Federal

ADA Public-Accommodation Questions for Farms

Guide available · source access warning · When can a farm activity raise federal ADA public-accommodation questions?

Federal

Federal Agricultural Transportation, HOS, and ELD Rules

Guide available · source access warning · How do federal commercial-vehicle and agricultural transportation rules interact?

Federal

Federal Livestock 28-Hour Transport Rule

Guide available · source access warning · What does the federal 28-hour livestock transport rule say?

Federal

Federal Alcohol Permits, Tax, and Labeling for Farm Beverages

Guide available · source access warning · Which federal alcohol source categories should a farm beverage operation check?

248official sources
242usable checked versions
18official pages unavailable

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