Senate Bill S1154

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Lowers the qualification amounts of acreage and annual sales for the purposes of agricultural assessments

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee


  • 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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2023-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§301 & 305, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7653

2023-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Lowers the qualification amounts of acreage and annual sales for the purposes of agricultural assessments.

2023-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1154
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HINCHEY, MAY -- 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 lowering
   the qualification amounts of acreage and annual sales for agricultural
   assessments

   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 b, f, h, i, j, k, l,
 and n 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, paragraphs b and f as amended by chapter 445 of the laws of  2002,
 paragraph  h  as amended by chapter 587 of the laws of 2005, paragraph i
 as added by chapter 252 of the laws of 2004, paragraph  j  as  added  by
 chapter  256 of the laws of 2006, paragraph k as added by chapter 341 of
 the laws of 2008, paragraph l as added by chapter 384  of  the  laws  of
 2011,  and  paragraph n as added by chapter 192 of the laws of 2018, are
 amended to read as follows:
   "Land used in agricultural production" means  not  less  than  [seven]
 FIVE 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] FIVE 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:
   b. Land of not less than [seven] FIVE acres used as a single operation
 for the production for sale of crops, livestock or  livestock  products,
 exclusive of woodland products, which does not independently satisfy the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04205-01-3
              

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