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Assembly Bill A8388

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that the entire parcel of land shall be eligible for an agricultural assessment when at least 85% of a single parcel of land is used for agricultural production

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2023-A8388 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1444

2023-A8388 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the entire parcel of land shall be eligible for an agricultural assessment when at least 85% of a single parcel of land is used for agricultural production.

2023-A8388 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8388
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to agricul-
   tural assessments of certain parcels of land
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 305 of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 2 to read as follows:
   2. SINGLE PARCEL OF LAND.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY,  WHERE AT LEAST EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF A SINGLE PARCEL OF LAND
 IS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN  AGRICULTURAL
 ASSESSMENT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION, THEN THE ENTIRE PARCEL SHALL BE
 ELIGIBLE FOR AN  AGRICULTURAL  ASSESSMENT,  REGARDLESS  OF  WHETHER  THE
 REMAINING  PORTION  OF  SUCH  PARCEL  OF  LAND  IS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL
 PRODUCTION.  THE OWNER OF A SINGLE PARCEL OF  LAND  OF  WHICH  AT  LEAST
 EIGHTY-FIVE  PERCENT IS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SHALL BE ELIGI-
 BLE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENTIRE PARCEL OF LAND IF SUCH
 OWNER FILES AN APPLICATION THEREFORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13696-01-3

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