Are you a farmer? Have you seen government officials snooping around your property without permission?

We want to hear from you!

Government officials often think they can inspect farms whenever and however they please. But farmers have rights!

The Fourth Amendment requires government officials to get consent or a warrant before snooping around your farm.

Fill out the form below and IJ attorneys will review your situation and see if there’s anything we can do to help.

For decades, a state law empowered Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers to enter private land and spy on its owners without a warrant. But in March 2022, Terry Rainwaters and Hunter Hollingsworth (depicted) teamed up with IJ to persuade a state court to declare that law “unconstitutional, unlawful, and unenforceable.”

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Have government officials entered your farm without your permission?*
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Did the officials give you anything in writing, like a citation or an inspection report?*
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If yes, please describe what they gave you.

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