Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the agricultural activities conducted on a farm, as defined in section six hundred seventy-one of the labor law, shall not be considered a private nuisance, provided such agricultural activities were commenced prior to the surrounding activities, have not increased substantially in magnitude or intensity and have not been determined to be the cause of conditions dangerous to life or health as determined by the commissioner, the local health officer or local board of health pursuant to sections thirteen hundred, thirteen hundred-a, thirteen hundred three and thirteen hundred four of this chapter.
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