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US farmer fined $5K for growing too many vegetables
From:NewsCore September 14, 2010 3:54AM
AN AMERICAN farmer was facing up to $5000 in fines after officials cited him for growing too many vegetables on his property.
According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, DeKalb County officials claim Steve Miller violated local zoning laws by growing too many crops on his land.
Mr Miller, of Clarkston, Georgia, said he has had his two-acre piece of property rezoned and vowed to fight the allegations, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
County officials began ticketing Mr Miller last year for the alleged violations and for having “unpermitted employees” on his property, the report said.
The farmer told the station he has spent the last 15 years growing crops that he puts up for sale at local markets.
"It's a way of life, like it's something in my blood,” Mr Miller told WSB.
From:NewsCore September 14, 2010 3:54AM
AN AMERICAN farmer was facing up to $5000 in fines after officials cited him for growing too many vegetables on his property.
According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, DeKalb County officials claim Steve Miller violated local zoning laws by growing too many crops on his land.
Mr Miller, of Clarkston, Georgia, said he has had his two-acre piece of property rezoned and vowed to fight the allegations, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
County officials began ticketing Mr Miller last year for the alleged violations and for having “unpermitted employees” on his property, the report said.
The farmer told the station he has spent the last 15 years growing crops that he puts up for sale at local markets.
"It's a way of life, like it's something in my blood,” Mr Miller told WSB.
