Bill Text: NY S05955 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to land used in agricultural production including field crops grown and consumed on a farm by animals on such farm.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S05955 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S05955-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5955

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 24, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of  section  301  of
     2  the  agriculture  and markets law, as amended by chapter 344 of the laws
     3  of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     4    "Land used in agricultural production" means not less than seven acres
     5  of land used as a single operation in the preceding two  years  for  the
     6  production  for  sale  of  crops,  livestock or livestock products of an
     7  average gross sales value of ten thousand dollars or more; or, not  less
     8  than  seven  acres  of land used in the preceding two years to support a
     9  commercial horse boarding operation or  a  commercial  equine  operation
    10  with annual gross receipts of ten thousand dollars or more. Land used in
    11  agricultural  production shall not include land or portions thereof used
    12  for processing or retail merchandising of such crops, livestock or live-
    13  stock products, provided, however, that this exclusion shall  not  apply
    14  to  field  crops  grown  and consumed on a farm by animals on such farm.
    15  Land used in agricultural production shall also include:
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    17  have  become  a  law and shall apply to assessment rolls prepared on the
    18  basis of a taxable status date occurring on or after such  date.  Effec-
    19  tive  immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or
    20  regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
    21  date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
    22  date.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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