Protection of land use as religious exercise

42 U.S. Code § 2000cc. Protection of land use as religious exercise

(a) Substantial burdens
(1) General ruleNo government shall impose or implement a land use regulation in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person, including a religious assembly or institution, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person, assembly, or institution—
(A)
is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and
(B)
is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
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