Duties of Attorney General - 3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 314

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     § 314.  Duties of Attorney General.
        (a)  Request for review.--An owner or operator of a normal
     agricultural operation may request the Attorney General to
     review a local ordinance believed to be an unauthorized local
     ordinance and to consider whether to bring legal action under
     section 315(a) (relating to right of action).
        (b)  Discretion.--The Attorney General has the discretion
     whether to bring an action under section 315(a).
        (c)  Response.--Within 120 days after receiving a request
     under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall advise the
     person that made the request whether or not the Attorney General
     will bring legal action under section 315(a). If the request
     under subsection (a) is in writing, the response shall be in
     writing.
        (d)  Consultation.--The secretary and the dean of the College
     of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University
     shall, upon request of the Attorney General, provide expert
     consultation regarding the nature of normal agricultural
     operations in this Commonwealth.

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