432:1 Definitions. – When used in this subdivision, the following terms shall have the following meanings: I. "Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act" means the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act enacted by the Congress of the United States, as amended. II. "Secretary of Agriculture" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States. […]
432:10 State Conservation Committee. – There is hereby established to serve as an agency of the state a conservation committee, which shall consist of 12 members: the director of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, or designee; the director of the state agricultural experiment station, or designee; the state commissioner of agriculture, markets, […]
432:11 Duties. – The state conservation committee shall: I. Offer assistance to the supervisors of districts in formulating and carrying out any of their programs. II. Keep the supervisors of each district informed of the activities of all other districts and facilitate an interchange of advice, experience and cooperation among such districts. III. Coordinate […]
432:12 Creation of Conservation Districts. – There are hereby established, as governmental subdivisions of this state and public bodies corporate and politic, 10 conservation districts as follows: (1) each of the 10 counties within the state is hereby incorporated into a conservation district; (2) each of the 10 districts shall be known by the […]
432:13 Appointment of District Supervisors. – The governing body of the district shall consist of 5 supervisors appointed by the state conservation committee, who shall be land occupiers in the district. Associate supervisors, who shall be land occupiers in the district, shall be appointed by the governing body as deemed necessary and shall serve […]
432:14 Organization; Term of Office. – The supervisors of each district shall designate a chairman and may from time to time change their chairman. The term of office of each supervisor shall be 3 years, excepting that for those first appointed there shall be one for one year, 2 for 2 years, and 2 […]
432:15 Employees; Duties. – The supervisors may employ such employees as they may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. The supervisors may delegate to their chairman, to one or more supervisors, or to one or more agents or employees, such powers and duties as they may deem proper. The supervisors shall […]
432:16 Powers of Districts and Supervisors. – A conservation district organized under the provisions of this subdivision, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted in other sections of this subdivision: I. To conduct surveys, investigations and research relating to the character of soil erosion; floodwater and sediment […]
432:17 Inconsistency With Other Laws. – Insofar as any of the provisions of this subdivision are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this subdivision shall be controlling. Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
432:18 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Agricultural land development rights " means the rights of the fee simple owner of agricultural land to construct on, sell, lease or otherwise improve the agricultural land for uses that result in rendering such land no longer suitable for agricultural use. Such development rights may be […]
432:19 Agricultural Lands Preservation Committee; Members, Appointment, Term. – I. There is hereby established an agricultural lands preservation committee which shall function within the department of agriculture, markets, and food. II. The committee shall consist of 7 voting members and 2 nonvoting members, to be appointed as follows: (a) The commissioner of the department […]
432:2 State Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food to Administer. – In order to carry out the purposes of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act enacted by the Congress of the United States, the department of agriculture, markets, and food of the state of New Hampshire is hereby designated as the agency of […]
432:20 Duties of the Committee. – I. The committee shall evaluate and accept or reject sites proposed by a landowner pursuant to RSA 432:22. The committee shall consider in their evaluation, at a minimum, the following: (a) The degree to which the acquisition would serve to preserve the agricultural potential of the state; (b) […]
432:21 Duties of the Commissioner. – The commissioner shall, with the advice and consent of the committee, and in accordance with RSA 541-A: I. [Repealed.] II. Adopt rules relative to criteria to define and classify agricultural lands. III. Adopt rules relative to procedures for the purchasing of agricultural land development rights by the state. […]
432:22 Procedure for Administration. – I. Acquisition of agricultural land development rights shall be conducted in cooperation with a landowner upon review pursuant to this section. Any proposal for designating a site as an agricultural preservation restriction area or a site for an agricultural restricted grant shall be submitted by the landowner to the […]
432:23 Assessments. – Land designated as an agricultural preservation site and utilized for agricultural production shall be assessed for general property tax purposes at values no greater than those determined to be the fair market value for such land as determined by the current use board established by RSA 79-A:3. Source. 1985, 72:1. 1991, […]
432:24 Release. – I. Agricultural preservation restrictions shall be in perpetuity except as released pursuant to this section and RSA 432:25. Agricultural restricted grants shall run in accordance with the agreement between a landowner and the department of agriculture, markets, and food except as terminated pursuant to this section and RSA 432:25. All customary […]
432:25 Development Rights Acquired By Public Bodies. – I. Development rights of agricultural lands may be acquired by any governmental body or charitable corporation or trust which has the authority to acquire interests in land. The restrictions arising from the acquisition of the development rights may be enforced by injunction or other proceeding. Representatives […]
432:26 Public Interest. – Prior to action by a governmental body to acquire the development rights or release or approve the agricultural preservation restriction, the body shall consider the public interest in such agricultural preservation, any national, state, regional or local program in furtherance thereof, and any state, regional or local comprehensive land use […]
432:27 Recording. – I. Acquisition of the developmental rights or release of the preservation restrictions on agricultural land shall be evidenced by certificates issued by the commissioner and shall be recorded pursuant to RSA 477:3-a in the appropriate registry of deeds by the commissioner. Recording costs shall be paid by the affected landowner. II. […]
