Developing a Local Ordinance Model to Control Agricultural Activities that Cause Light Pollution

Abstract

Environmental work was the challenging factors to the distribution of administration authority, which was the fundamental roots of nation. The enacting of legislation or policy making for environment such as light pollution from agricultural activities which affected the health of human and animals including ecosystem within the designated area. However, there was no law regarding the protection of environment in such matter. The related direct legislation covered only human part. The current legislative enactment still lacks legal sense in protecting new forms of pollution to accommodate future problems. Author suggests the to elevate the issues to the national level and define the “agricultural light pollution” with nominal standard of the lighting level which caused hazard based on each local area. There should be registration channel for complaints and remedy of the certain environmental issue in a promptly manner, including rules of penalty, fines and fees regarding the agricultural business which causes light pollution including the cost of environmental recovery in which the source needs to pay (Polluters Pay Principle: PPP).