Senate Bill S456

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Includes land used for processing or retail merchandising of agricultural products within the real property tax exemption for 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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2017-S456 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L; amd §483, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2414
2011-2012: S778
2013-2014: S2674
2015-2016: S3075
2019-2020: S918, S4799
2021-2022: S2283
2023-2024: S4383

2017-S456 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes land used for processing or retail merchandising of agricultural products within the real property tax exemption for land used in agricultural production.

2017-S456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    456
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. YOUNG, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and  the  real  property
   tax  law, in relation to property tax exemption for on-farm structures
   that provide added value to farm products
 
   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
 livestock products. Land used  in  agricultural  production  shall  also
 include:
   §  2.  Subdivision  2  of section 483 of the real property tax law, as
 amended by chapter 35 of the  laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  The  term  "structures and buildings" shall include: (a) permanent
 and impermanent structures, including trellises and  pergolas,  made  of
 metal,  string  or wood, and buildings or portions thereof used directly
 and exclusively in the raising and production for sale  of  agricultural
 and horticultural commodities or necessary for the storage thereof, [but
 not] AND INCLUDING structures and buildings or portions thereof used for

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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