Any punitive damages claim in a private nuisance action brought against an agricultural operation is determined pursuant to § 21-3-2 . Additionally, a plaintiff may not recover punitive damages in a nuisance action against an agricultural operation unless: (1) The alleged nuisance is based on substantially the same conduct that was subject to a civil enforcement judgment or criminal conviction taken by any county, municipal, state, or federal environmental regulatory agency pursuant to a notice of violation for the conduct alleged to be the source of the nuisance; and (2) The conviction or judgment occurred within three years of the first action forming the basis of the nuisance action.
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