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3 <br />Agriculture Legislative Proposals <br />Priority Goals as Determined by NCACC Board of Directors <br />1. Support conservation of working lands and farmland preservation -Support legislation to <br />promote and preserve working farmlands by including these lands in the state tourism plan, by <br />retaining the current authority for the present use value system, by maintaining funding for the <br />Ag Development and Farmland Preservation Trust, and by authorizing counties to implement <br />transfer of development rights. <br />2. Fund agricultural research and extension services -Support legislation to increase ag research <br />and extension services and maintain existing research stations at current levels. <br />3. Support Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council Recommendations -Support legislation to <br />implement the Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council's recommendations including a <br />prohibition against municipal involuntary annexation or regulation of farm or forestry activities <br />within a voluntary agricultural district or conservation district and support state funding to <br />maintain and enhance the North Carolina Transition Network. <br />Other Goal <br />Maximize availability of adoptable animals -Seek legislation to increase adoption opportunities for <br />county animal control facilities by clarifying ownership proof and increasing shelter director discretion. <br />