Form Ab-3 - Application For Agricultural Classification Of Lands (Page 2 of 6) in pdf

Part I

(Based on Ability to Meet the $1,500 Annual Gross Income Requirement)

Owner’s Name__________________________________________________Date__________________

Please answer all of the following questions. (Instructions for each Part I question are found on the back of

this page.)

IMPORTANT- All income information will be held confidential by the Department. The decision of the Department

regarding this application is subject to appeal as set forth in 15-7-102 and 15-15-102, MCA. All sections of this form

must be legibly completed.

Yes

Do you have a Farm and Ranch Reporting Form (for reporting livestock, farm machinery and

equipment) on file with the local Department of Revenue office for the land described in

this application.

Yes

If the application is for multiple parcels of land, is each parcel in the same ownership and

N/A

actively devoted to producing crops or livestock? If “yes”, please attach an explanation

of the agricultural activity on each parcel. Mark “N/A” if this question is non-applicable.

(See instructions on back.)

Did the land produce food, feed, fiber commodities, poultry, bees, biological control insects,

Yes

fruits, vegetables, sod, ornamental or nursery stock, or horticultural crops in the past

year? If “yes”, how much gross income did you market from any of these products? $_________

(See instructions on back.)

If you did not market any of the agricultural products listed in question 3, were any of the

Yes

agricultural products consumed by people, livestock, or other animals in the agricultural

operation and, therefore, you have no receipts demonstrating income? (If “yes”, attach

documentation of the crop(s) and the quantity consumed.)

Yes

Was the land subject to this application actively devoted to livestock use in the past year?

If “yes”, how many animal unit months (AUMs) of livestock carrying capacity does the grazing

land currently support? __________AUMs. (See instructions on back.)

Do you lease land from a different ownership as a part of your agricultural operation?

Yes

(If “yes”, attach an explanation of the contribution the leased land provides to the land that

you own which is the subject of this application.)

Are the lands described in this application leased to a different party?

Yes

Is your source of income on this property from crop production? If “yes”, indicate if the crops are

Yes

grown in the ground or

grown in containerized units on the land described on this application.

(See instructions on back.)

Are you claiming “production failure” on the land? If “yes”, please indicate the type of production

Yes

failure with a check mark.

drought

fire

hail

flood

excessive rain

grasshoppers and other insect infestations

frost on __________(indicate date).

Attach documentation.

10.

Do you intend to delay marketing of the products to gain an economic advantage? If “yes”,

Yes

indicate the time period you intend to delay marketing: From _________ to _________

(The delay may never exceed twelve months.)

11.

Are there covenants or other legal restrictions (e.g. deed restrictions, conservation easements, etc.)

Yes

that prohibit agricultural use? If “yes”, please provide a copy of the restriction(s).

12.

Yes

Is there a conventionally constructed home, mobile home, manufactured home, seasonal home

or cabin on this land?

13.

Yes

Is any portion of the acreage used for a commercial or industrial site? If “yes”, indicate how many

acres___________.

14.

Yes

If the land was actively devoted to agriculture during the past year, how many acres were

used for: grazing _________ dryland farm __________ wild (dryland) hay __________

forest land __________ irrigated crops __________

cultivated Christmas tree farming _________ fruit orchard ___________

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