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 […]
305-A – Coordination of Local Planning and Land Use Decision-Making With the Agricultural Districts Program.
§ 305-a. Coordination of local planning and land use decision-making with the agricultural districts program. 1. Policy of local governments. a. Local governments, when exercising their powers to enact and administer comprehensive plans and local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, shall exercise these powers in such manner as may realize the policy and goals set […]
305-B – Agricultural Data Statement.
§ 305-b. Agricultural data statement. 1. Submission, evaluation. Any application for a special use permit, site plan approval, use variance, or subdivision approval requiring municipal review and approval by a planning board, zoning board of appeals, town board, or village board of trustees pursuant to article sixteen of the town law or article seven of […]
305-C – Review of Proposed Rules and Regulations of State Agencies Affecting the Agricultural Industry.
§ 305-c. Review of proposed rules and regulations of state agencies affecting the agricultural industry. Upon request of the state advisory council on agriculture, or upon his or her own initiative, the commissioner may review and comment upon a proposed rule or regulation by another state agency which may have an adverse impact on agriculture […]
306 – Agricultural Lands Outside of Districts; Agricultural Assessments.
§ 306. Agricultural lands outside of districts; agricultural assessments. 1. Any owner of land used in agricultural production outside of an agricultural district shall be eligible for an agricultural assessment as provided herein. If an applicant rents land from another for use in conjunction with the applicant’s land for the production for sale of crops, […]
307 – Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
§ 307. Promulgation of rules and regulations. The commissioner of taxation and finance and the commissioner are each empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations and to prescribe such forms as each shall deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. Where a document or any other paper or information is required, by such […]
301 – Definitions.
§ 301. Definitions. When used in this article: 1. “Agricultural assessment value” means the value per acre assigned to land for assessment purposes determined pursuant to the capitalized value of production procedure prescribed by section three hundred four-a of this article. 2. “Crops, livestock and livestock products” shall include but not be limited to the […]
302 – County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board.
§ 302. County agricultural and farmland protection board. 1. (a) A county legislative body may establish a county agricultural and farmland protection board which shall consist of eleven members, at least four of whom shall be active farmers. At least one member of such board shall represent agribusiness and one member may represent an organization […]
303 – Agricultural Districts; Creation.
§ 303. Agricultural districts; creation. 1. Any owner or owners of land may submit a proposal to the county legislative body for the creation of an agricultural district within such county, provided that such owner or owners own at least two hundred fifty acres of the land proposed to be included in the district. Such […]