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11RP-305 (3/15) Page 9 of 11
(F) The land used in agricultural production consists of
of ownership that receives $10,000 or more in gross
at least seven acres, is owned or rented by a newly
receipts annually from fees generated through 1) the
established farm operation, and is used solely for
provisions of commercial equine activities including
the production for sale of orchard or vineyard crops
but not limited to riding lessons, trail riding activities or
or Christmas trees. Such land may be eligible for an
training horses (but not horse racing), 2) production for
agricultural assessment, not-withstanding the fact that
the sale of crops, livestock and livestock products, or
the new orchard or vineyard does not produce crops for
through both 1 and 2. An otherwise eligible operation
sale for four years after planting or the Christmas trees
proposed in its first or second year of operation may
are not harvested for sale for five years after planting.
qualify as a commercial operation if it consists of at least
seven acres and stables at least ten horses, regardless
or
of ownership, by the end of the first year of operation.
(G) The land used in agricultural production supports an
apiary products operation, is owned by the operation,
2. Agricultural land rented to another and used during the
and consists of not less than seven and not more than
preceding two years to produce for sale crops, livestock or
ten acres with an average gross sales value of $10,000
livestock products, but which does not independently satisfy
or more, or comprises less than seven acres with an
the gross sales value of the Agriculture and Markets Law,
average gross sales value of $50,000 or more.
may nevertheless be eligible for an agricultural assessment, if
the following conditions are satisfied:
or
– The land must consist of at least seven acres and be used
(H) Rented land located within an agricultural district used
as part of a single operation to produce crops, livestock or
by a not for profit institution for agricultural research
livestock products (exclusive of woodland products) in the
intended to improve the quality or quantity of crops,
preceding two years;
livestock or livestock products.
– The land must currently be used to produce crops,
or
livestock or livestock products (exclusive of woodland
(I)
The land consists of at least seven acres and has
products) under a written rental arrangement of five or
been used during the preceding two years to support
more years; and
a commercial equine operation with annual receipts
– The land must be used in conjunction with other land
of $10,000 or more. A commercial equine operation is
which qualifies for an agricultural assessment.
defined as an agricultural enterprise consisting of at least
seven acres and stabling at least ten horses, regardless
Instructions for applicant
by an apiary products operation between the operation and
For Questions on page 2
adjacent landowners. (The total area of an apiary products
operation, including support land, may not exceed ten acres.
Part 1 – Use of Land
(Support land does not include land used under agricultural
For Part 1, the data from the Soil group worksheet (APD-1)
amusements.)
should be used. Further breakdowns of the (1) Agricultural
land category by land use should be shown in 1a through 1f
(1) e. Land participating in a federal conservation program.
explained below.
Amount of land set aside through participation in a U.S.
government conservation program established pursuant
(1) a. Land actually used to produce crops, livestock or
to Title 1 of the Federal Food Security Act of 1985 or any
livestock products may include cropland, muck, orchards,
subsequent federal program.
vineyards and pasture. For this purpose crops, livestock and
livestock products include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) f. Land under a structure in which crops, livestock or
field crops, fruits, vegetables, horticultural specialties, Christmas
livestock products are produced. Amount of land located
trees, cattle, horses, poultry, ratites, wool bearing animals such
under a structure in which crops, livestock or livestock products
as alpacas and llamas, milk, eggs, furs, maple sap or syrup,
have been produced during the preceding two years.
honey, beeswax, royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis, package bees,
nucs, queens, aquacultural products and woody biomass.
(1) g. Land used as silvopasture. Amount of land used as
silvopasture, but not more than the acreage limit (from Part 9,
(1) b. Land used to support a commercial horse boarding
Box 7(b)).
operation. Amount of land used to support a commercial horse
boarding operation during the past two years.
(1) Agricultural land – total from Soil group worksheet.
(1) c. Land used to support a commercial equine operation.
(2) Farm woodland means land, primarily used for the
Amount of land used to support a commercial equine operation
production for sale of woodland products (logs, lumber, posts,
during the past two years.
firewood, etc.), where such land is used as a single operation
and is contiguous with cropland, orchards, vineyards or land
(1) d. Support land may include farm ponds, swamps used
used to pasture livestock. Lands divided by state, county or
for drainage, land used for erosion control, hedgerows,
town roads, railroads or energy transmission corridors will be
access roads, land under farm buildings, dikes and levies
considered contiguous. Farm woodland does not include land
used for flood protection, drainage ditches and land used for
used as silvopasture as long as the silvopasture acreage lmit
farm waste management. Support land may also include any
is not exceeded (see Part 9), but if there is any silvopasture
other minor acreage that is located amid, between or on the
acreage over the limit, the excess acreage should be treated
perimeter of cropland, orchards, vineyards and land used to
as farm woodland. Woodland acreage exceeding 50 acres on
pasture livestock, so long as the land is not farm woodland or
any parcel should be in Part 1 (3), Excess farm woodland. Enter
nonagricultural land (see instructions below for line 1e). Support
number of acres from section D2 of the Soil group worksheet.
land further may include a buffer area owned and maintained
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