General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 40L Agricultural Incentive Areas

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 40L, Section 1
  Definitions.—as used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meaning:— “Agricultural land”, land suitable for agricultural...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Agricultural incentive area committee - Chapter 40L, Section 2
  The board of selectmen in a town or the mayor of a city with approval of the city council may establish an agricultural incentive area...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Location of agricultural or horticultural land; informational meetings - Chapter 40L, Section 3
  The committee shall locate and map all land in agricultural or horticultural use within the town or city showing such soil classification information as is...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Establishment of agricultural incentive areas; procedure - Chapter 40L, Section 4
  Upon completion of the requirements of section three, the committee shall formulate its recommendations for the formation of an agricultural incentive area within the town...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Sale of land or conversion to other use - Chapter 40L, Section 5
  Land within an agricultural incentive area shall not be sold for or converted to residential, industrial or commercial use or removed from the area unless...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Property tax; assessment - Chapter 40L, Section 6
  Land in an agricultural incentive area, determined by the local assessor to be actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural, or agricultural and horticultural use as defined...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Special or betterment assessments - Chapter 40L, Section 7
  Land in an agricultural incentive area, determined by the local assessor to be actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural, or agricultural and horticultural use as defined...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Eligibility of area for purchase of agricultural preservation restrictions; priority - Chapter 40L, Section 8
  Land in an agricultural incentive area shall receive priority for a determination of eligibility for the purchase of agricultural preservation restrictions by the commonwealth pursuant...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations - Chapter 40L, Section 9
  The commissioner of the department of food and agriculture is hereby empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations and to prescribe such forms as he...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Local acceptance of chapter - Chapter 40L, Section 10
  The provisions of this chapter shall apply in a city after acceptance by a majority vote of the city council with the approval of the...

Last modified: September 11, 2015