PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2025 | UPDATED Jul 17, 2025
This guide to agricultural law in New Hampshire is a reference for attorneys and farmers, designed to orient you to key legal issues facing farmers in the state. It provides background on small-scale farming and food business practices in New Hampshire, reviews key food and agricultural laws and legal issues, and provides references for more in-depth information.
The guide contains chapters on the following topics: labor and employment, legal organization structures, taxation, interstate commerce, weights and measures, food labeling, homestead operations, organic certification, farmers’ markets, milk regulations, animal health, land use and zoning, and municipal laws.