Senate Bill S6962

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Includes certain commercial equine operations in the definition of 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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2011-S6962 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9858
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L

2011-S6962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes certain commercial equine operations in the definition of land used in agricultural production.

2011-S6962 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6962

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  includ-
  ing  certain  commercial  equine  operations in the definition of 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 separately amended by  chapters  445
and 696 of the laws of 2002, 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. Land used in agricultural production shall also include:
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15274-01-2


              

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