STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3612 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the determination of land used in agricultural production for purposes of agricultural districts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs f, h and k of subdivision 4 of section 301 of 2 the agriculture and markets law, paragraph f as amended by chapter 445 3 of the laws of 2002, paragraph h as amended by chapter 587 of the laws 4 of 2005 and paragraph k as added by chapter 341 of the laws of 2008, are 5 amended to read as follows: 6 f. Land of not less than seven acres used as a single operation in the 7 preceding two years for the production for sale of crops, livestock or 8 livestock products of an average gross sales value of ten thousand 9 dollars or more, or land of less than seven acres used as a single oper- 10 ation in the preceding two years for the production for sale of crops, 11 livestock or livestock products of an average gross sales value of 12 [fifty] twenty thousand dollars or more. 13 h. Land that is owned or rented by a farm operation in its first or 14 second year of agricultural production, or, in the case of a commercial 15 horse boarding operation in its first or second year of operation, that 16 consists of (1) not less than seven acres used as a single operation for 17 the production for sale of crops, livestock or livestock products of an 18 annual gross sales value of ten thousand dollars or more; or (2) less 19 than seven acres used as a single operation for the production for sale 20 of crops, livestock or livestock products of an annual gross sales value 21 of [fifty] twenty thousand dollars or more; or (3) land situated under a 22 structure within which crops, livestock or livestock products are 23 produced, provided that such crops, livestock or livestock products have 24 an annual gross sales value of (i) ten thousand dollars or more, if the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08309-01-3
A. 3612 2 1 farm operation uses seven or more acres in agricultural production, or 2 (ii) fifty thousand dollars or more, if the farm operation uses less 3 than seven acres in agricultural production; or (4) not less than seven 4 acres used as a single operation to support a commercial horse boarding 5 operation with annual gross receipts of ten thousand dollars or more. 6 k. Land used to support an apiary products operation which is owned by 7 the operation and consists of (i) not less than seven acres nor more 8 than ten acres used as a single operation in the preceding two years for 9 the production for sale of crops, livestock or livestock products of an 10 average gross sales value of ten thousand dollars or more or (ii) less 11 than seven acres used as a single operation in the preceding two years 12 for the production for sale of crops, livestock or livestock products of 13 an average gross sales value of [fifty] twenty thousand dollars or more. 14 The land used to support an apiary products operation shall include, but 15 not be limited to, the land under a structure within which apiary 16 products are produced, harvested and stored for sale; and a buffer area 17 maintained by the operation between the operation and adjacent landown- 18 ers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, rented 19 land associated with an apiary products operation is not eligible for an 20 agricultural assessment based on this paragraph. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to real 22 property assessments for taxes imposed on or after such date.