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i J GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF... NORTH CAROLINA - 1985 SESSION (REGULAR SESSION, 1986) , RATIFIED BILL CHAPTER 1025 HOQSE BILL 1190 AN ACT TO ESTIBLISH POLICIES TO PRESERVE FARMLAND. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: Section 1.. Chapter 106 of the North Carolina General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article 61 to read as follows: "Article 61.. „Preservation of rarala.nd. 106 -735.. Short :�It1e and parpos e (a) This' Article shall be known as 'The Paraland Preservation Enablinq Act (b) The purpose of this Article is to authorize counties to undertake a series of programs to encourage the preservation of farmland as defined herein. programs authorized. - -A 106 106 -736. raraland reservation ,, armland preservation program county map by ordinance establish a f may authorize qualifying under this, Article. The ordinance farms, fatheebenefits authorized3by take Ofethis more . of 106-737.. uali in fara and. --In order for faraland to qualify under this Article, it Rust be real property that: (1) is participating - in the farm present - use -value taxation program established county7to meet all 105-277.7 or is all the otherwise qualifications othwA of this proq ran set forth in G.S.. 105 - 277.3: (2) Is certified by the Soil Conservation Service of the united States Department of Agriculture as being a tarn on which at least two - thirds of the land is composed of soils that W are best suited for providing food, seed, fiber, forage, timber, and oil seed crops, (ii) have good soil qualities, (iii) are favorable for all major crops common to the county where the land is located, (iv) have a favorable growing season, and (v) receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields an average of eight out of ten years; or on which at least two- thirds of the land has been actively used in agricultural, horticultural or forestry operations as defined in Qs.-,105-277.2(1), (2) , and (3) during each of the five previous rears, measured from the date on vhich the determination mast be made as to vhether the land in question qualifies; (3) Is managed in accordance •ith the Soil Conservation service defined erosion control practices that are addressed to highly erodable land; and (�) Is the subject of a conservation agreement, as defined in G. S. 121 -35, between the county and the owner of such land that prohibits nonfars use or development of such land fora period of t more than at least ten years, except for the creation cni n and subdivision three lots that meet applicable county zg regulations.