Assembly Bill A10681

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to land used in agricultural production

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A10681 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3084
2023-2024: A3786

2019-A10681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to land used in agricultural production including field crops grown and consumed on a farm by animals on such farm.

2019-A10681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10681
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gunther) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law,  in  relation  to  land
   used in agricultural production
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of  section  301  of
 the  agriculture  and markets law, as amended by chapter 344 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   "Land used in agricultural production" means not less than seven acres
 of land used as a single operation in the preceding two  years  for  the
 production  for  sale  of  crops,  livestock or livestock products of an
 average gross sales value of ten thousand dollars or more; or, not  less
 than  seven  acres  of land used in the preceding two years to support a
 commercial horse boarding operation or  a  commercial  equine  operation
 with annual gross receipts of ten thousand dollars or more. Land used in
 agricultural  production shall not include land or portions thereof used
 for processing or retail merchandising of such crops, livestock or live-
 stock products, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS EXCLUSION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
 TO  FIELD  CROPS  GROWN  AND CONSUMED ON A FARM BY ANIMALS ON SUCH FARM.
 Land used in agricultural production shall also include:
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law and shall apply to assessment rolls prepared on the
 basis of a taxable status date occurring on or after such  date.  Effec-
 tive  immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or
 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
 date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16803-01-0

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