Bill Text: NC S493 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Codify NC Century Farms Program in DACS

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-23 - Ch. SL 2011-201 [S493 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2011-S493-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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SENATE BILL 493

 

 

Short Title:        Codify NC Century Farms Program in DACS.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators Daniel, Jackson;  Atwater, Blake, Brunstetter, Davis, Forrester, Hunt, Newton, Rabon, Rouzer, Stevens, and Tucker.
Referred to:	Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources.

April 4, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to codify the North Carolina Century Farms program of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 106‑22 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"§ 106‑22.  Joint duties of Commissioner and Board.

The Commissioner of Agriculture, by and with the consent and advice of the Board of Agriculture shall:

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(18)      Administer the North Carolina Century Farms program, which recognizes farms in the State that have been continuously owned by the same family for at least 100 years."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.