Senate Bill S8464

Signed By Governor
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-S8464 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L

2019-S8464 - Summary

Relates to land used in agricultural production.

2019-S8464 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8464 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8464
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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  land
   used  in agricultural production; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening  paragraph  and  paragraphs f, h, k and l of
 subdivision 4 of section 301 of the agriculture  and  markets  law,  the
 opening  paragraph  as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 2012, para-
 graph f as amended by chapter 445 of the laws of 2002,  paragraph  h  as
 amended  by  chapter  587  of  the laws of 2005, paragraph k as added by
 chapter 341 of the laws of 2008 and paragraph l as added by chapter  384
 of the laws of 2011, are 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] FIVE 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] FIVE 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:
   f. Land of not less than seven acres 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] FIVE thou-
 sand dollars or more, or land of less than seven acres 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 [fifty] TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars or more.
   h.  Land  that  is owned or rented by a farm operation in its first or
 second year of agricultural production, or, in the case of a  commercial
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2019-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L

2019-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to land used in agricultural production.

2019-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8464--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the agriculture and markets law, in relation to land
   used in agricultural production; and providing for the repeal of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Subdivision 1 of  section  305  of  the  agriculture  and
 markets law is amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY WHICH QUALIFIED FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT ON
 THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY -- TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE ASSESSMENT  ROLL  AND
 IS  NOT PRODUCING AN AVERAGE ANNUAL GROSS SALES VALUE OF AT LEAST EITHER
 TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE OR FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, AS  SUCH
 VALUE WOULD NORMALLY BE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE
 OF  THIS ARTICLE MAY NEVERTHELESS QUALIFY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT
 ON THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE --  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO  ASSESSMENT
 ROLL  PROVIDED  THE  OWNER SHALL SUBSTANTIATE IN SUCH MANNER, INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANALYSIS BY AN ENTITY WITH RECOGNIZED  EXPERTISE  IN
 FARM  PRODUCTION  AND  FINANCES, SUCH AS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OR A FARM
 CREDIT INSTITUTION OR FEDERAL FARM AGENCY, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF  TAXATION AND FINANCE THAT THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INITI-
 ATED ON SUCH LAND WOULD HAVE PRODUCED  AN  AVERAGE  ANNUAL  GROSS  SALES
 VALUE  OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE OR FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE
 OVER THE TIME PERIOD BEGINNING ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN
 AND  ENDING  ON  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY BUT FOR THE
 EFFECTS OF THE STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSUANT  TO  EXECUTIVE
 ORDER NUMBER TWO HUNDRED TWO OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2022.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16288-07-0
              

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