BEND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman has been fined $500 for hosting a wedding on her farm last year in violation of a county code.
A judge found Kelly Brown guilty of violating Deschutes County land use laws by renting out her property near Redmond for a June 2009 wedding and charging a fee of $2,500.
Brown’s attorney, Dave Hunnicutt, also entered guilty pleas on Brown’s behalf Tuesday for three more claims that Brown held weddings on her property in violation of county code.
The cases were part of a dispute between property owners who believe they have the right to rent their farmland for events, and neighbors and others who say the practice is illegal.
