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Assembly Bill A532

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows any family member working on a family farm to build a home on such land

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2015-A532 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง303-c, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5351
2011-2012: A6511
2013-2014: A1635
2017-2018: A6092
2019-2020: A4658

2015-A532 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in an agricultural district with a working family farm, any producer shall have the authority to build a home on such family farm property.

2015-A532 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   532

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to building
  on farm land in agricultural districts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
section 303-c to read as follows:
  S 303-C. AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS; BUILDING ON FARM LAND. IN AN AGRICUL-
TURAL DISTRICT WITH A WORKING FAMILY FARM, ANY PRODUCER, AS  DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER,
SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BUILD A HOME ON SUCH FAMILY FARM PROPERTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03115-01-5

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