308 – Right to Farm.
§ 308. Right to farm. 1. a. The commissioner shall, in consultation with the state advisory council on agriculture, issue opinions upon request from any person as to whether particular agricultural practices are sound. b. Sound agricultural practices refer to those practices necessary for the on-farm production, preparation and marketing of agricultural commodities. Examples of […]
308-A – Fees and Expenses in Certain Private Nuisance Actions.
§ 308-a. Fees and expenses in certain private nuisance actions. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: a. “Action” means any civil action brought by a person in which a private nuisance is alleged to be due to an agricultural practice on any land in an agricultural district or subject to agricultural assessments pursuant to […]
309 – Advisory Council on Agriculture.
§ 309. Advisory council on agriculture. 1. There shall be established within the department the advisory council on agriculture, to advise and make recommendations to the state agencies on state government plans, policies and programs affecting agriculture, as outlined below, and in such areas as its experience and studies may indicate to be appropriate. The […]
309-A – Young Farmer Advisory Board on Agriculture.
§ 309-a. Young farmer advisory board on agriculture. 1. There shall be established within the department the young farmer advisory board on agriculture, to advise and make recommendations to the state agencies on state government plans, policies and programs affecting agriculture, as outlined below, and in such areas as its experience and studies may indicate […]
310 – Disclosure.
§ 310. Disclosure. 1. When any purchase and sale contract is presented for the sale, purchase, or exchange of real property located partially or wholly within an agricultural district established pursuant to the provisions of this article, the prospective grantor shall present to the prospective grantee a disclosure notice which states the following: “It is […]
303-B – Agricultural Districts; Inclusion of Viable Agricultural Land.
§ 303-b. Agricultural districts; inclusion of viable agricultural land. 1. The legislative body of any county containing a certified agricultural district shall designate an annual thirty-day period within which a land owner may submit to such body a request for inclusion of land which is predominantly viable agricultural land within a certified agricultural district prior […]
303-C – Consolidation of Agricultural Districts.
§ 303-c. Consolidation of agricultural districts. Existing agricultural districts may be consolidated with an existing district undergoing review pursuant to and in the same manner prescribed for district review in section three hundred three-a of this article. The notice of public hearing required by subdivision two of section three hundred three-a of this article shall […]
304-A – Agricultural Assessment Values.
§ 304-a. Agricultural assessment values. 1. Agricultural assessment values shall be calculated and certified annually in accordance with the provisions of this section. 2. a. The commissioner of agriculture and markets shall establish and maintain an agricultural land classification system based upon soil productivity and capability. The agricultural land classification system shall distinguish between mineral […]
304-B – Agricultural District Data Reporting.
§ 304-b. Agricultural district data reporting. 1. The commissioner shall file a written report with the governor and the legislature on January first, two thousand eight and biennially thereafter, covering each prior period of two years, concerning the status of the agricultural districts program. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the total […]
305 – Agricultural Districts; Effects.
§ 305. Agricultural districts; effects. 1. Agricultural assessments. a. Any owner of land used in agricultural production within an agricultural district shall be eligible for an agricultural assessment pursuant to this section. If an applicant rents land from another for use in conjunction with the applicant’s land for the production for sale of crops, livestock […]