Agricultural Activity

Agr 705.06 Agricultural Activity. (a) The committee shall evaluate current and recent usage of the land for agricultural production. (b) A maximum of 5 points shall be awarded, according to the following criteria: (1) Land presently in production with crops harvested or to be harvested in the current calendar year shall qualify the application for 5 points; (2) Land from which crops were harvested in the previous calendar year but which is not planted or to be planted in the current calendar year shall qualify the application for 4 points; (3) Land which has not been tilled, fertilized, or maintained in crop production for the past 3 calendar years but for which there are no impediments to an immediate return to normal agricultural production shall qualify the application for 3 points; (4) Land which has not been tilled, fertilized, or maintained in the last 5 years and which will require minimal improvements to restore suitability for normal agricultural production shall qualify the application for 2 points; and (5) Land idle for more than 5 years and requiring substantial improvements to restore suitability for normal agricultural production shall qualify the application for one point. Source. #1601, eff 7-1-80; ss by # 2237, eff 1-1-83; ss by #2887, eff 10-22-84; ss by #4098, eff 7-22-86, EXPIRED: 7-22-92 New. #7463, eff 3-21-01, EXPIRED: 3-21-09 New. #13910, eff 3-21-24 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Agr 700)