New York Agriculture & Markets Law Article 25-AA - Agricultural Districts
- 300 - Declaration of Legislative Findings and Intent.
It is hereby found and declared that many of the agricultural lands in New York state are in jeopardy of being lost for any agricultural...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 303-a - Agricultural Districts; Review.
1. The county legislative body shall review any district created under section three hundred three of this article eight years after the date of its...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
Last modified: February 3, 2019